Doncaster Local Plan: Archaeological Scoping Assessment
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Doncaster Local Plan: Archaeological Scoping Assessment Allocation Reference:1100 Area (Ha): 9.47 Allocation Type: Mixed use NGR (centre): SE 6591 0016 Site Name: Blaxton Quarry, Mosham Road, Auckley Settlement: Auckley-Hayfield Green Allocation Recommendations Archaeological significance of site Negligible Historic landscape significance Negligible Suitability of site for allocation No archaeological constraint Summary Within site Within buffer zone Scheduled Monument - - Listed Building - - SMR record/event 1 record 4 records/3 events Cropmark/Lidar evidence Yes Yes Cartographic features of interest No No Estimated sub-surface disturbance Extensive n/a www.archeritage.co.uk Page 1 of 4 Doncaster Local Plan: Archaeological Scoping Assessment Allocation Reference: 1100 Area (Ha): 9.47 Allocation Type: Mixed use NGR (centre): SE 6591 0016 Site Name: Blaxton Quarry, Mosham Road, Auckley Settlement: Auckley-Hayfield Green Site assessment Known assets/character: The SMR records one monument within the site, which extends across much of the buffer. Three further monuments and three events are recorded within the buffer. The site and the north, east and south of the buffer form part of the Doncaster Roman Pottery Production Area, which is defined as an area where extensive remains of Roman pottery kilns have been recorded and which formed the focus of this important local industry. Within the north of the buffer is a Roman pottery kiln dating to the 2nd to 3rd centuries recorded during excavations at Blaxton Quarry. In the northeast of the buffer are two findspots, one a Romano-British pottery scatter and the other a Bronze Age bronze axe head. Geophysical survey of land off Gatehouse Lane recorded a single post- medieval to modern boundary. Archaeological evaluations off Hayfield Lane recorded one undated ditch. There are no Scheduled Monuments, Listed Buildings or registered parks and gardens within the site or buffer. The Magnesian Limestone in South and West Yorkshire Aerial Photographic Mapping Project recorded earthworks of a large 20th century sand and gravel extraction site over the site and the eastern part of the buffer and a second site in the western buffer. An area of post medieval ridge and furrow was recorded in the north buffer along with a field boundary of uncertain date.One area of historic landfill is recorded in the west of the buffer to the rear of Shakespeare’s Nurseries. Historic Environment Characterisation records the site and part of the west of the buffer as modern sand and gravel extraction pits. The north of the buffer is agglomerated fields created through removal of field boundaries at the end of the 20th century. The former landscapes are invisible in these areas. The east of the buffer comprises enclosed land with partial legibility of former hedgerow boundaries. In the west of the buffer is an area of horticulture, a small housing estate and Finningley Barracks, and the south forms part of Robin Hood Airport, formerly Finningley RAF base. Recent aerial mapping (2015) shows the site as an area of disused sand and gravel pits. Some areas are covered with vegetation but the majority of the site is exposed brownfield. Cartographic/historic land use assessment: The 1854 OS map shows the site being formed of four fields named as Crow Clow Field, and by 1893 the two fields on the western side of the site had been amalgamated into one. Sand and gravel pits and associated works buildings first appeared in the northern part of the site by 1948 and had been extended into the southern field adjacent to the railway line by 1968. The sand and gravel pits covered the site on the 1992 OS map. The 1854 OS map depicts the buffer as fields and piecemeal enclosure. Mosham Woods were present in the north east of the buffer and the site was bounded to the north by Mosham Road and to the east by Gate House Lane. By 1893 the Great Northern and Eastern Joint Railway line had been laid along the southern edge of the site, a gatehouse had been constructed at the level crossing in the south western corner of the site. By 1930 houses had been built along Gate House Lane adjacent to the site in the western buffer. The 1964 OS map shows the construction of Finningley Barracks in the southwest of the buffer and the 1968 map shows a large area of sand and gravel pits (disused). It is not clear when these pits were established but they do not appear on the 1956 OS map. By 1992 the nursery had been established in the west of the buffer. Survival: The site was in agricultural use until the 1940s when the northern part of the site was used for sand and gravel extraction. By the late 1960s the whole of the site was being used for this purpose. Given the extensive quarrying on the site it is likely that any sub-surface deposits have been destroyed. The potential for the survival of buried archaeological remains on this site is therefore considered to be negligible. Further investigations: No further archaeological investigations are likely to be required if the site is allocated for development. www.archeritage.co.uk Page 2 of 4 Doncaster Local Plan: Archaeological Scoping Assessment Significance: Negligible. Aerial Photographs& Lidar Summary: The 2002-2009 Google Earth aerial imagery showed the site as an area of sand and gravel quarrying with prefabricated works buildings in the north western half of the site. It seems that by 2002 the south and eastern part of the site are no longer being quarried and show evidence of vegetation. By 2015 the whole site has gone out of use, most of the prefabricated buildings have been demolished and vegetation is beginning to grow over the north western part of the site. LiDAR imagery did not show any archaeological features within the site. Photograph/Lidar references: Google Earth: 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2015. LiDAR 2m DTM. Photos transcribed by the Magnesian Limestone Mapping Project: RAF/CPE/UK/1880 2118 06-Dec-1946; MAL/71047 0171 03-May-1971; OS/92256 0254 20-Jul-1992 SMR Record/event Reference Name Details Site? Buffer? ID 01281/02 Romano-British Romano-British pottery in Nursery Gardens, Blaxton, found on Y Pottery Scatter, both sides of Mosham Lane. This may indicate kiln sites. Blaxton ?Kiln sites 02124/01 Blaxton Quarry The Blaxton group of kilns represents a south-eastward Y Kilns, Auckley extension of the widespread Roman Kiln complex of Cantley, Branton, Rossington Bridge and West Bessacarr. Material twelve features was recovered, but of these, the positions of only five were precisely recorded. The recorded kilns range in date from c.160-250, with an emphasis towards the centre of this period. Material of 4th century date suggests that the remains of later kilns exist or have been destroyed in the area. 03764/01 Bronze Age Bronze A bronze wing-flanged axe with 'shield-pattern' on the blade Y Axe Head, Auckley was found on the boundary of Auckley and Blaxton parishes after the cleaning out of Mosham Drain. 04930 The Doncaster A series of Roman pottery kilns have been recorded and Y Y Roman Pottery excavated in the Doncaster district over several decades. Production Area These may be considered a single industrial entity stretching across several kilometres to the east of Doncaster. Several areas of activity have been identified through excavation at Cantley, Bessacarr, Blaxton and Rossington Bridge. ESY101 Excavations of a Excavation ahead of quarry development, 12 features were Y Y Roman Pottery Kiln recorded but only five were precisely located, only two kilns Site at Blaxton were fully investigated. Quarry, Auckley ESY287 Archaeological In 2004 a geophysical survey was undertaken for land off Y Evaluation Report, Gatehouse Lane. The results indicated that most anomalies Land off Gatehouse were due to recent activity. In 2005 an archaeological Lane, Finningley evaluation was undertaken on land off Gatehouse Lane. The results from 10 trenches exposed a single post-medieval/early modern boundary. ESY632 Archaeological A programme of archaeological field evaluation was Y Evaluation Robin undertaken at two sites, off Hurst Lane (Access Route) and Hood Airport Hayfield Lane (Rail and Business park site). A ditch of unknown Business Park, Rail date was recorded within the Hayfield Lane site and possible www.archeritage.co.uk Page 3 of 4 Doncaster Local Plan: Archaeological Scoping Assessment Station and Access remnant furrows were recorded at the Hurst Lane site. Route SMR Historic Environment Characterisation Reference Name Details Site? Buffer? ID HSY4577 Hurst Lane, Auckley, Doncaster Other Mineral Extraction & Y Y Processing HSY4541 Mosham Wood, Blaxton, Doncaster Assarts Y HSY4576 Eastfield Lane, Auckley, Doncaster Agglomerated fields Y HSY4644 Doncaster Sheffield Airport, Finningley, Airport Y Doncaster HSY4657 Barrack Blocks, Finningley, Doncaster Barracks Y HSY4788 Mosham Road, Blaxton, Doncaster Nursery Y HSY4838 Gatehouse Lane, Auckley, Doncaster Nursery Y HSY5969 Housing north of Auckley Level Crossing, Semi-Detached Housing Y Finningley, Doncaster www.archeritage.co.uk Page 4 of 4 Doncaster Local Plan: Archaeological Scoping Assessment Allocation Reference:1102 Area (Ha): 1.31 Allocation Type: Employment NGR (centre): SE 5807 0101 Site Name: Land at Balby Carr Bank, Balby Settlement: Doncaster Urban Area Allocation Recommendations Archaeological significance of site Unknown Historic landscape significance Negligible Suitability of site for allocation Uncertain archaeological constraint Summary Within site Within buffer zone Scheduled Monument - - Listed Building - - SMR record/event - 3 events Cropmark/Lidar evidence No Yes Cartographic features of interest No Yes Estimated sub-surface disturbance Partial n/a www.archeritage.co.uk Page 1 of 3 Doncaster Local Plan: Archaeological Scoping Assessment Allocation Reference: 1102 Area (Ha): 1.31 Allocation Type: Employment NGR (centre): SE 5807 0101 Site Name: Land at Balby Carr Bank, Balby Settlement: Doncaster Urban Area Site assessment Known assets/character: The SMR records no monuments, findspots or events within the site.