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1 Introduction
This archaeological evaluation was undertaken on land to the south of
Wash Road, Kirton, Lincolnshire (TF 3090 3780; Fig. 1) in advance of
proposed construction of a storage and distribution park. The
archaeological work was carried out in accordance with a trial trench
Brief issued by Jane Young, South Kesteven and Boston Borough
Planning Archaeologist (Young 2006), supplemented by a
Specification by Jacobs Babtie dated 18th May 2006 (Jacobs Babtie
2006). Another phase of the evaluation will take place to the south of
Princess Road in 2007.
The work was designed to assist in defining the character and extent of
any archaeological remains within the proposed redevelopment area,
in accordance with the guidelines set out in Planning and Policy
Guidance 16 - Archaeology and Planning (Department of the
Environment 1990). The results will enable decisions to be made by
the Boston Planning Archaeologist, on behalf of Boston Borough
Council (the Local Planning Authority) with regard to the treatment of
any archaeological remains found.
The site archive is currently held by CCC AFU and will be deposited
with Lincoln Museum (museum accession number 2006.135). The site
code was WRKI 06.
2 Geology and Topography
The drift geology of the area comprises Terrington Beds, which
(generally) comprise younger Marine Deposits (Romano-British to the
present day), salt marsh, tidal creek and river deposits (sandy silt,
sand and clay). These overlie clays that were deposited during the
Jurassic period (British Geological Survey 1995).
The natural deposits on the site varied from silty clays in the extreme
south-eastern part to sandy silts with a little clay over much of the area.
A borehole survey was undertaken although the results are not yet
available. The backfill from some of the boreholes implies that at least
some of the underlying solid geology consists of sands and gravels.
The land is fairly flat with an extremely gentle north to south slope
across the site with the northern part at Wash Road lying at between
3.34 and 3.08m OD falling to between 2.97m and 2.96m OD at the
south side by Princess Road.
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CCC AFU Report No. 895