Lancaster University Archaeological Unit unpublished report series

A second stage of archaeological assessment was undertaken on the proposed route of the bypass. This comprised an earthwork survey of pasture land, a geophysical survey of selected areas, and fieldwalking of arable land. The survey concluded that there were some sites of archaeological significance, and further sub-surface investigations would be necessary to determine the extent and importance of these sites. [Au(abr)]

An evaluation was carried out at the proposed site of a business park. Earlier assessment had identified the presence of earthworks representing three linked, sub-rectangular enclosures at the south-easternn boundary of trhe site, part of which extended into the site itself. Trenches excavated to investigate these earthworks demonstrated the presence of collapsed rubble banks defining the boundary of the enclosures. Gullies and possible cobble spreads and associated finds of pottery sherds were tentatively dated to the late Roman period. The features were thus representative of the fragmented surviving elements of a possible Romano-British habitation site, and were considered to be of regional significance. Elsewhere within the site, a hollow containing burnt stone, charcoal and a small quantity of smithing slag was recorded. This feature may have represented early, small-scale industrial activity close to the former course of the River Lune. [Au(abr)]