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Marshall Meadows, Northumberland, Groundwork Investigation Archaeological Watching Brief: Data Structure Report |
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AOC Archaeology unpublished report series
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Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
This report represents the results of an archaeological watching brief undertaken by AOC Archaeology Group on behalf of Network Rail at Marshall Meadows in Northumberland. The site comprised of a greenfield site divided into two fields separated by a small road leading down to the rail line from the A1. The works being monitored consisted of the excavation number of small hand-dug test pits in advance of boreholes being drilled. These were all to a depth of 1.2 meters. Also monitored were the windowless samples drilled into the base of the test pits where natural had not been reached. Most of these test pits contained no archaeology. The subsoil in the southern field was very shallow and natural was hit in all fully excavated pits. The northern field had a lot more made ground which contained dumped modern material. A small number of pits contained a compacted layer of stone. Due to the narrowness of the pits it was difficult to ascertain whether these represented features of archaeological significance or not. The stones were recorded and the pits backfilled. Replacement test pits were dug in the vicinity. |
Author: |
Samuel Kinirons
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Publisher: |
AOC Archaeology Ltd
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Other Person/Org: |
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Northumberland SMR (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2019
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Locations: |
County: |
Northumberland |
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Marshall Meadows |
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Northumberland |
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BERWICK UPON TWEED |
Country: |
England |
Grid Reference: 398375, 656325 (Easting, Northing)
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aocarcha1-345766 |
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A4 bound report
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Created Date: |
16 Aug 2019 |