Magnetometer and resistivity surveys were carried out over long barrow 495c, Shepherds Shore, Wiltshire, in response to a rescheduling proposal by the Monuments Protection Programme. The aim of the survey was to verify the presence or absence of flanking ditches to aid determination of whether the current scheduled area was sufficient. Both survey methods clearly revealed the presence of previously unrecognised ditches and showed that the monument is significantly larger than formerly documented.
5/98
OLD WARDOUR CASTLE, WILTSHIRE, REPORT ON GEOPHYSICAL
SURVEY, 1997
Linford N T
Number of: Pages - 13 Illustrations - 5
Photos - 0 Tables - 0
Earth resistance survey was conducted at both 0.5m and 1.0m mobile probe spacings at Old Wardour Castle, Wiltshire, to assist Historic Properties (SW) with development proposals at the site. Unfortunately, interpretation of the survey data was hampered by areas of disturbance possibly related to either the location of former out-buildings within the bailey or landscaping associated with the 18th century formal garden. The survey did, however, identify a number of anomalies apparently related to the original design of this garden. Further geophysical survey is not recommended until ambiguous anomalies within the current data set can be investigated through trial excavation.
6/98
STENCOOSE FARM, CORNWALL, REPORT ON GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY,
JULY 1997
Linford N T
Number of: Pages - 10 Illustrations - 4
Photos - 0 Tables - 0
A magnetometer survey was conducted at Stencoose Farm, Cornwall, in response to a request from the Cornwall Archaeological Unit to investigate archaeological activity in the vicinity of a recently excavated Iron Age or Romano-British structure. The specific aim of the survey was to provide a broader context for the limited geophysical survey and excavation results obtained prior to the construction of the Sevenmilestone to North Country section of the Cornwall Spine Water Main. Whilst many significant magnetic anomalies were revealed, the fragmentation of the survey by the pipeline corridor and existing field boundaries into four separate areas has hampered the interpretation of the data.
10/98
SUTTON FARM, N.YORKSHIRE. REPORT ON GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY,
DECEMBER 1997
Bray E
Number of: Pages - 10 Illustrations - 5
Photos - 0 Tables - 0
A magnetometer survey was carried out over an area of Sutton Farm, N.Yorkshire for inclusion in the Humber Wetlands Project. The aim was to identify archaeological features associated with Roman and Medieval pottery surface finds at the site. Topsoil samples were also taken for measurement of magnetic susceptibility. The data collected provides clear evidence of an enclosure system around a central roadway, and some ridge and furrow activity. The measured magnetic susceptibility samples correlated well with the areas of archaeological activity.
14/98
GIANT HILL, THORGANBY GRANGE, N.YORKSHIRE. REPORT ON
GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY, DECEMBER 1997
Bray E
Number of: Pages - 6 Illustrations - 3
Photos - 0 Tables - 0
A magnetometer survey was carried out over Giant Hill, Thorganby Grange, N.Yorkshire, for inclusion in the Humber Wetlands Project. The aim was to search for any buried archaeological features associated with the extant earthwork, believed to date no later than the 11th-century AD. The data yielded disappointing results, dominated by a system of modern drains, and showed few archaeological anomalies.
27/98
REPORT ON THE GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY AT CROWLINK ROUND
BARROW, EAST SUSSEX, APRIL 1998
Linford N T
Number of: Pages - 17 Illustrations - 6
Photos - 0 Tables - 0
A geophysical survey was conducted over the location of a suspected Bronze Age round barrow at Crowlink, E. Sussex threatened by coastal erosion of the chalk cliff on which it sits. Magnetic survey of the site successfully revealed a series of significant anomalies related to associated barrows to the N and a two-phase pattern of field systems. Unfortunately, the response in the immediate vicinity of the threatened barrow was obscured by the presence of intense magnetic disturbance possibly related to wartime activity at the site. A more limited earth resistance survey was also undertaken and revealed additional anomalies apparently related to the raised mound of the barrow.
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SITE OF ELLERTON PRIORY, ELLERTON ON DERWENT,
HUMBERSIDE. REPORT ON GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY, 1997
Bray E
Number of: Pages - 8 Illustrations - 5
Photos - 0 Tables - 0
A geophysical survey was carried out over the site of Ellerton Priory, Humberside, following a request from the Carstairs Countryside Trust. Further to a previous survey in 1995, the aims were to obtain a fuller picture of the extent of the Priory remains. It was found that extensive archaeological remains, which may include hearths and minor industrial activity, are present in the area.