Archaeological Evaluation

Date 18 December 2007 - 19 December 2007

Event ID 567620

Category Recording

Type Archaeological Evaluation

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NS 5746 6523 An evaluation was undertaken on 18–19 December 2007. The western part of the site had previously been evaluated and shown to contain structural remains relating to the Verreville Pottery. The eastern part lay outside the mapped extent of the pottery in the 19th century. To test the archaeological potential of the eastern part of the site six test pits were excavated. The results confirmed the presence of up to 3m of modern overburden. A lens of material containing ceramics and kiln furniture was identified 2.3m

below the modern ground surface in one test pit. The pottery formed part of a more general accumulation of dumped 19th century material and did not form part of a well stratified or substantial area of dumping. The 19th-century deposits lay directly over naturally deposited sands and alluvial gravels.

Archive: RCAHMS

Funder: Cooper Cromar for Sovereign Properties Ltd

James McMeekin (Headland Archaeology Ltd), 2008