Collins, K. (2015). Negative Watching Brief at Castle Villa, Thirsk. Northern Archaeological Associates. https://doi.org/10.5284/1105154. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Negative Watching Brief at Castle Villa, Thirsk
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Abstract:		 Archaeological monitoring of machine excavation to lay a new electrical cable within the Scheduled Monument of Thirsk Castle (SM20454), under Scheduled Monument Consent (ref S001004488), due to the potential for encountering previously unknown archaeological remains. The castle was constructed in the late 11th century, but was destroyed in 1176 and replaced by a manor house (precise location unknown) and dovecotes at the site of the castle, which were destroyed in 1322. The site was used as a garden in the late 14th century and was laid to grass by the start of the 15th century. No further development occurred until post-medieval and 19th-century development, with the development site of Castle Villa, constructed in the 1890s in the centre of the motte where decorated stonework was reported during the excavation of the foundations of the villa. Little evidence for the remainder of the motte has been identified, with much of the motte truncated during the construction of residential properties to the west of the market square. Excavations were carried out using a small mechanical excavator with a toothless bucket. The excavation commenced at the junction with the existing main electrical cable, some 10m west from the boundary wall of Castle Villa. The pit excavated at the junction measured 1m x 1.5m and had a depth of 1m (Plate 3). The new cable trench proceeded in an easterly direction at a depth of 0.45m and width of 0.15m for a length of 9m; entering Castle Villa grounds by tunnelling beneath the boundary wall then continuing for a further distance of 28m to the house. No archaeological features were revealed by the excavation; the construction of the house and subsequent landscaping appeared to have destroyed any features that may have remained. Topsoil was a dark yellowish-brown, silty sand up to 0.30m in depth. An assemblage of 19th to 20th-century pottery, glass, cbm, was observed in the excavated topsoil but not retained. Watching brief conducted within the Scheduled Monument of Thirsk Castle (SM20454). No archaeological features revealed, with late 19th-century construction of a house and subsequent landscaping appearing to have destroyed any features which might have remained.
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Author:		 K. Collins
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Publisher:		 Northern Archaeological Associates
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Year of Publication:		 2015
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District: Hambleton
Parish: Thirsk
County: North Yorkshire
Country: England
Grid Reference: 442779, 482029 (Easting, Northing)
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WATCHING BRIEF (Event)
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OASIS Id: northern1-513026
Report id: NAA 15-83
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Created Date:		 13 Mar 2023