Johnstone, M. (2019). Walwick Cottage and Camberwick, Walwick, Humshaugh, Northumberland - Archaeological Watching Brief. The Archaeological Practice. https://doi.org/10.5284/1056876. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Walwick Cottage and Camberwick, Walwick, Humshaugh, Northumberland - Archaeological Watching Brief
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Series:		 The Archaeological Practice unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 A programme of archaeological mitigation work was carried out in March 2019, to satisfy the terms of a planning condition for development proposals at Walwick Cottage and Camberwick, located in the village of Walwick, Northumberland. The development includes a barn conversion to create a granny annexe and gym, with linkway access to Camberwick; creation of a new drive with access to Camberwick from the B6318; and enlargement of the porch of Walwick Cottage. The site is located in an archaeologically sensitive location on the projected line of Hadrian's Wall, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and lies 900m to the west of Chesters Roman Fort (Cilurnum). Additionally, the site may form part of the sunken medieval village of Walwick, which is thought to have extended further to the west. The results of watching brief concluded that no archaeological levels or remains were impacted upon by the present developments. The shallow excavations revealed only modern layers of topsoil and gravel before reaching natural sandy-clay and bedrock. It was evident that significant landscaping activities have truncated all pre-modern layers within the plot, a greater extent than previously assumed. Whilst the west end of the plot had been subject to deeper landscaping in modern times, the east side has also been truncated to natural levels and bedrock, probably during the construction of the Walwick Cottage complex in the 18th/19th century. The only area where natural ground was not seen, was at foundation level of the demolished southern boundary wall, which does retain some limited potential for the survival of archaeological levels beneath. However, depths exceeding this level were not reached during the current development, and it is likely that this area of wall-line was also subject to landscaping prior to its construction.
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Author:		 M Johnstone
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Publisher:		 The Archaeological Practice
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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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Site: Walwick Cottage and Camberwick, Walwick
County: Northumberland
Parish: HUMSHAUGH
District: Northumberland
Country: England
Grid Reference: 390284, 570591 (Easting, Northing)
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WATCHING BRIEF (Event)
FRONTIER DEFENCE (Monument Type England)
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Created Date:		 11 Oct 2019