Gillard, M. (2016). Bodmin Jail, Bodmin, Cornwall: Archaeological Watching Brief. Cotswold Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1102233. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Bodmin Jail, Bodmin, Cornwall: Archaeological Watching Brief
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Series:		 Cotswold Archaeology unpublished report series
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https://doi.org/10.5284/1102233
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Publication Type:		 Report (in Series)
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Abstract:		 The watching brief fieldwork followed the methodology set out in the WSI (CA 2016a). An archaeologist was present during intrusive groundworks, which comprised the excavation of nine machine-dug trial pits (MDTPs), five hand-dug trial pits (HDTPs) and four boreholes (BHs). The BHs were 0.1m in diameter. The HDTPs were 0.3m–0.5m in diameter; they were excavated to 0.75m–1.25m in depth. The MDTPs were 2.5m–5m in length and 0.5m–1.5m in width; they were excavated to 1.2m–4.5m in depth. An archaeological watching brief was undertaken by Cotswold Archaeology during ground investigation works at Bodmin Jail, Cornwall. The monitored groundworks demonstrated that the ground at the site has been extensively truncated, presumably during the demolition of the Old Bodmin Gaol and the construction of the New Bodmin Gaol in the 1850s. In only two cases were features/deposits clearly pre-dating the truncation episode recorded: a possible ditch and one instance of buried topsoil and subsoil horizons. There were no other indications of earlier features, although the limited nature of the observed groundworks means that the survival of any such features at the site cannot be ruled out. The remains of several stone-built walls were recorded in the central, southern and eastern areas of the site. All of these structures relate either to standing walls or to former walls depicted on 19th/20th-century plans.
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Author:		 J Austin
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Publisher:		 Cotswold Archaeology
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Year of Publication:		 2016
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District: Cornwall
County: Cornwall
Country: England
Parish: Bodmin
Grid Reference: 206489, 67439 (Easting, Northing)
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WATCHING BRIEF (Event)
DITCH (Monument Type England)
UNCERTAIN DITCH (Tag)
WALL (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL WALL (Tag)
BURIED SOIL HORIZON (Monument Type England)
UNCERTAIN BURIED SOIL HORIZON (Tag)
BURIED SOIL HORIZON (Monument Type England)
MEDIEVAL BURIED SOIL HORIZON (Tag)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods)
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OASIS Id: cotswold2-512750
Report id: 16434b
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Created Date:		 03 Feb 2023