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Archaeological Earthwork Survey: Kevil Land, Chorley, Lancashire |
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Archaeological Research Services unpublished report series
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| Abstract: |
A topographic and earthwork survey will be carried out across the earthwork survey area. The survey will consist of a walkover survey, recording the slopes of surviving earthworks with a GPS. The position of baseline photographs will be marked on a plan. An interpretation of features, and any relationships will be provided alongside a full catalogue. A full photographic record will be kept, and all photographs recorded on a register. A Strip, Map and Record excavation will be carried out. Topsoil, modern overburden and any hard standing will be removed by a mechanical excavator using a 2m wide toothless ditching bucket under archaeological supervision to the first significant archaeological horizon in successive level spits. Stripped areas will be cleaned by hand to expose the full nature and extent of archaeological features and deposits. All spoil removed during ground works will be scanned visually to recover small finds. The location of any finds will be noted on a plan. Any archaeological features will be surveyed using a GPS and photographed. Features to be excavated will be agreed with the LCC Historic Environment Team Planning Officer. Sampling of these features will be conducted according to the feature type.The archive will, as a minimum, contain context record sheets, an accurate site plan and record photography where no archaeological features are present. Plans and section drawings will be done for any features. A full photographic record will be compiled using a digital camera, including features and working shots, and a full photographic register will be kept. Where stratified deposits are encountered, a ‘Harris’ matrix will be compiled. The archaeological earthwork walkover survey has identified six features, all are considered to be evidence for historical coal mining activity within the survey area. A large linear earthwork feature was identified to the north of the survey area and probably relates to an earthwork associated with the former tramway for Burgh Colliery. Directly to the south of the earthwork, a depression could similarly be a feature associated with the tramway, while embankments to the south of the survey area appear to be the remains of coal spoil heaps which have been levelled and stepped to create terraced areas. A mound to the south of the survey area, was surrounded by masonry rubble and cut stones which possibly supports that this feature relates to a field house or other structure associated with the colliery. While a further depression, to the east of the survey area shares a similar location to an area depicted as a pond on the Tithe Map for the Township of Duxbury. The archaeological excavation of two separate areas uncovered the remains of an L-shaped building toward the south-eastern boundary of site in Area 2. Though preservation was poor, most likely due to the demolition and post-demolition land clearance of the area, a number of features were encountered. Levelling deposits, construction cuts aligned precisely with the mapped outline of the building, a short section of wall, a culvert and floor surface were identified, overlain by demolition deposits. No archaeological remains related to the tramline targeted in Area 1 were observed aside from the existing earthwork. In the base of the cutting in this area, two roughly linear, parallel aligned deposits of coal/clinker suggested the original course of the railway. |
| Author: |
William Rigby
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| Publisher: |
Archaeological Research Services
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| Year of Publication: |
2022
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| Locations: |
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Lancashire |
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Chorley |
| Country: |
England |
| Parish: |
Coppull |
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Grid Reference: 357857, 414816 (Easting, Northing)
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archaeol5-521232 |
| Report id: |
ARS2022/20 |
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| Created Date: |
05 Dec 2024 |
