Cook, O. and Bradley, J. (2022). Excavation, Post Excavation Assessment at Grasmere Ave, Farington. Salford Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1103354. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Excavation, Post Excavation Assessment at Grasmere Ave, Farington
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Series:		 Centre for Applied Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 Two open areas were excavated. Area 1, located in the eastern part of the site measured c. 60 north-south by c. 15m east-west. Area 2 was located in the western part of the site and measured c. 24m north-south by 10m east-west. Prior to the commencement of any excavation works, the location of the area targeted for archaeological investigation was laid out accurately with respect to the Ordnance Survey national grid. The position of the trenches was then scanned for live services using a cable avoidance tool. The excavations were regularly scanned as work progressed. Under the supervision of a suitably experience archaeologist, a 12-tonne machine with a toothless bucket was used to remove the overburden sealing the structural remains in Areas 1 and 2. Thereafter, remains were cleaned manually to define their extent, nature, form and, where possible, date. The structural remains and associated levelling layers in Area 1 were then lifted to expose the deposits below which represented the infilled moat and causeway. Three slots were excavated through the moat (Figure 3). Trench A was located in the northern part of Area 1; Trench B was located in the centre of Area 1; and Trench C was located in the southern part of Area 1 The most significant result from the work was the identification of the western arm of the medieval moat, which was not depicted on 19th-century historic maps of the site. The lower levels within the moat were waterlogged and contained deposits containing preserved organic remains together with ceramics and animal bone. The artefactual evidence from these deposits was dated from the 14th to 15th centuries. The remains included structural elements of farmhouses and agricultural buildings dating to the 18th and 19th centuries, together with evidence for an extensive cobbled courtyard and trackway.
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Author:		 Oliver Cook
Jeremy Bradley
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Publisher:		 Salford Archaeology
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Year of Publication:		 2022
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Parish: Farington
County: Lancashire
District: South Ribble
Country: England
Grid Reference: 353657, 423520 (Easting, Northing)
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POST EXCAVATION ASSESSMENT (Event)
EXCAVATION (Event)
MOAT (Monument Type England)
MEDIEVAL MOAT (Tag)
FARMYARD (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL FARMYARD (Tag)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
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OASIS Id: centrefo4-509661
Report id: SA/2022/36
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Created Date:		 10 Mar 2023