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Archaeological Monitoring New Sheltered Accommodation Bristol Drive, Battle Hill, Wallsend, North Tyneside |
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Northern Archaeological Associates unpublished report series
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Abstract: |
A programme of archaeological monitoring during groundworks associated with the construction of new sheltered accommodation for older people in the Battle Hill area of Wallsend, North Tyneside. The area of development comprised an approximate rectangle measuring 80m north-west to south-east by 50m, representing the former site of a Lidl supermarket. The supermarket and its associated car park had been demolished in 2012, and the site had then been levelled using hardcore. Excavation within the area of the anticipated waggonway was conducted under archaeological supervision. While the central and northern parts of the site had been disturbed to a depth in excess of 1m for the construction of the supermarket and its warehousing, the base of the western waggonway (1168) had been partly protected due to the lesser degree of groundwork associated with the supermarket car park. However, even this survived to a depth of no more than 0.3m, and was discontinuous across the site. It is probable that the remains represented the very base of the embankment, which may once have stood no more than 1m above the surrounding farmland. Even this low level of survival is surprising given the degree of previous disturbance to the site. |
Author: |
O Cooper
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Publisher: |
Northern Archaeological Associates
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Year of Publication: |
2014
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North Tyneside |
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Tyne and Wear |
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England |
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North Tyneside, unparished area |
Grid Reference: 430799, 568099 (Easting, Northing)
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northern1-512917 |
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NAA 14/40 |
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18 Aug 2023 |