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HODDER SERVICE RESERVOIR and ACCESS WORKS, Slaidburn, Lancashire HODDER SERVICE RESERVOIR AND ACCESS WORKS, Slaidburn, Lancashire Archaeological Desk- Based Assessment, Walkover Survey and Topographic Survey Oxford Archaeology North August 2007 United Utilities Issue No: 2007-08/656 OAN Job No: L9826 NGR: SD 7160 5410 (centred) Document Title: HODDER SERVICE RESERVOIR AND ACCESS WORKS, SLAIDBURN, LANCASHIRE Document Type: Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment, Walkover Survey and Topographic Survey Client Name: United Utilities Issue Number: 2007-08/656 OA Job Number: L9826 Site Code: HS07 National Grid Reference: SD 7160 5410 (centred) Prepared by: Vix Hughes Andy Bates Position: Project Officer Project Officer Date: August 2007 Checked by: Alison Plummer Signed……………………. Position: Senior Project Manager Date: August 2007 Approved by: Alan Lupton Signed……………………. Position: Operations Manager Date: August 2007 Oxford Archaeology North © Oxford Archaeological Unit Ltd (2007) Storey Institute Janus House Meeting House Lane Osney Mead Lancaster Oxford LA1 1TF OX2 0EA t: (0044) 01524 848666 t: (0044) 01865 263800 f: (0044) 01524 848606 f: (0044) 01865 793496 w: www.oxfordarch.co.uk e: [email protected] Oxford Archaeological Unit Limited is a Registered Charity No: 285627 Disclaimer: This document has been prepared for the titled project or named part thereof and should not be relied upon or used for any other project without an independent check being carried out as to its suitability and prior written authority of Oxford Archaeology being obtained. Oxford Archaeology accepts no responsibility or liability for the consequences of this document being used for a purpose other than the purposes for which it was commissioned. Any person/party using or relying on the document for such other purposes agrees, and will by such use or reliance be taken to confirm their agreement to indemnify Oxford Archaeology for all loss or damage resulting therefrom. Oxford Archaeology accepts no responsibility or liability for this document to any party other than the person/party by whom it was commissioned. Hodder Service Reservoir and Access Works, Slaidburn, Lancashire: Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment, Walkover Survey and Topographic Survey 1 CONTENTS SUMMARY .......................................................................................................................2 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS...................................................................................................3 1. INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................4 1.1 Circumstances of Project.....................................................................................4 2. METHODOLOGY.........................................................................................................5 2.1 Project Brief ........................................................................................................5 2.2 Desk-Based Assessment......................................................................................5 2.3 Walkover Survey.................................................................................................6 2.4 Topographic Survey............................................................................................6 2.5 Archive................................................................................................................6 3. RESULTS.....................................................................................................................7 3.1 Location, Topography and Geology ...................................................................7 3.2 Historical and Archaeological Background ........................................................7 3.3 Map Regression Analysis..................................................................................10 3.4 Archaeological Interventions ............................................................................11 3.5 Walkover Survey...............................................................................................11 3.6 Topographic Survey..........................................................................................12 4. GAZETTEER OF SITES ..............................................................................................13 5. IMPACT AND RECOMMENDATIONS .........................................................................22 5.1 Overview...........................................................................................................22 5.2 Impact................................................................................................................22 5.3 Recommendations.............................................................................................22 6. BIBLIOGRAPHY ........................................................................................................23 6.1 Cartographic Sources ........................................................................................23 6.2 Primary Sources ................................................................................................23 6.3 Secondary Sources ............................................................................................23 7. ILLUSTRATIONS .......................................................................................................26 7.1 List of Figures ...................................................................................................26 7.2 List of Plates......................................................................................................26 APPENDIX 1: OA NORTH SURVEY LEVELS .................................................................27 For the use of United Utilities © OA North: August 2007 Hodder Service Reservoir and Access Works, Slaidburn, Lancashire: Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment, Walkover Survey and Topographic Survey 2 SUMMARY United Utilities proposed the construction of a new service reservoir, access road and pipeline to the north of Slaidburn, Lancashire (centred on SD 7160 5410). As the scheme affects areas of archaeological potential, Lancashire County Council’s Archaeology Service (LCCAS) issued a short brief for a programme of archaeological investigation to be undertaken. As a result, Oxford Archaeology North (OA North) was commissioned to undertake a desk-based assessment and walkover survey of the area. Based on the results of these two phases a work, OA North was also commissioned to undertake topographic surveys of six sites. A study area, approximately 500m in diameter and centring on the pipeline and aces track, was investigated for potential archaeological remains. Various sources were consulted including the Historic Environment Record (HER), the County Record Office (CRO) and published and unpublished materials held in the library of OA North. A walkover survey was conducted along a 200m-wide corridor centred on the pipeline easement in order to relate the landscape and environment to the results of the desk-based assessment. In total, 36 sites were identified. Of these, 27 were previously recorded in the HER and a further seven were identified from cartographic sources, with the remaining two sites identified during the walkover survey. The majority of the sites comprised limestone quarries and associated kilns (Sites 18-23, 28, 29, 31 and 32). Six areas of ridge and furrow were recorded (Sites 03 to 08), and four holloways/trackways (Sites 09, 10, 30 and 34). Other agricultural features included three field boundaries (Sites 11, 12 and 36) and two small stone encosures/folds (Sites 16 and 17). Four sites relating to Stocks Reservoir were identified (Sites 24 to 27). Other sites included two bridges (Sites 14 and 15), two standing buildings (Sites 02 and 33), a culvert (Site 13), a pair of gateposts (Site 35), and the suggested site of a medieval settlement (Site 01). The majority of the sites are clearly post-medieval in date, with only the supposed settlement of Hammerton (Site 01) being medieval in date, although no remains have yet been identified. The evidence collected during the desk-based assessment and walkover survey suggests that there is potential for previously unknown archaeological remains to exist within the area of proposed works. Two areas of ridge and furrow (Sites 04 and 05) will be directly impacted by the development, as the access road runs through both these sites. The old field boundaries (Sites 11 and 36) and the hollow way (Site 34), will also be directly impacted upon by the proposed access road. The possible quarry (Site 20) may also be impacted upon as it lies in close proximity to the proposed new access road. The proposed pipeline should not affect the remaining sites within the study area. As a result of the desk-based and walkover survey phases of work it was considered appropriate to conduct a topographic survey the sites which had been identified as at risk (Sites 04-05, 11, 20, 34 and 36), and the results of this are also presented in this report. It is recommended that a watching brief is undertaken during all topsoil stripping activities within the development area. For the use of United Utilities © OA North: August 2007 Hodder Service Reservoir and Access Works, Slaidburn, Lancashire: Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment, Walkover Survey and Topographic Survey 3 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Oxford Archaeology North (OA North) would like to thank United Utilities for commissioning the project. Thanks are also due to Ken Davies of Lancashire County Archaeological
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