Goode, A. (2017). Archaeological Investigations at Garden House Bank, Acomb, Northumberland - post-excavation assessment report. Brockley: Pre-Construct Archaeology Limited. https://doi.org/10.5284/1051871. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Archaeological Investigations at Garden House Bank, Acomb, Northumberland - post-excavation assessment report
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Series:		 Pre-Construct Archaeology Ltd (London) unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 An archaeological strip, map and record excavation was undertaken December 2016 to January 2017 by Pre-Construct Archaeology Limited on land at Garden House Bank, Acomb, Northumberland. The site was considered to be of archaeological interest because of its location within an area of known prehistoric and medieval activity as highlighted by a Conservation Area Character Appraisal undertaken by Tynedale Council that outlines the conservation area designation for the village of Acomb of which the northern portion of the site lies within. The archaeological features recorded during the strip, map and record excavation have been placed within five broad phases of activity. Natural geological material (Phase 1) was exposed as the basal deposit across the area investigated. The earliest activity at the site comprised a single NW-SE aligned ditch that extended across the northern part of the site (Phase 2). Three flints recovered from its uppermost fills were non diagnostic and could only broadly be attributed to the prehistoric period. Therefore the ditch is considered to be probably Iron Age or earlier in date. Phase 3 represents medieval industrial activity at the site and comprised a group of three corn-drying kilns recorded within the central and eastern parts of the site from which small assemblages of pottery dating to the 13th to early 14th century were recovered. Also recorded were two pits from which a small assemblage of 13th century pottery was recovered from the northernmost pit. Although no datable material was recovered from the other pit it is likely to be of a contemporary 13th century date. A developed soil (Phase 4) was recorded extending across the site and overlay Phase 2 and 3 features and deposits. Topsoil (Phase 5) formed the existing ground surface.
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Author:		 Aaron Goode ORCID icon
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Publisher:		 Pre-Construct Archaeology Limited
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Other Person/Org:		 Northumberland SMR (OASIS Reviewer)
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2017
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Parish: ACOMB
County: Northumberland
Site: Land at Garden House Bank
Country: England
District: Northumberland
Grid Reference: 393070, 566350 (Easting, Northing)
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UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods)
LATER PREHISTORIC (Historic England Periods)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
SHERD (Object England)
HUMAN REMAINS (Object England)
EXCAVATION (Event)
PIT (Monument Type England)
CORN DRYING OVEN (Monument Type England)
DITCH (Monument Type England)
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OASIS Id: preconst1-293485
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Created Date:		 25 Apr 2019