ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVALUATION - Mike Griffiths and Associates

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The subsidence hollows recorded to date at Ladybridge Farm have contained only mineral sediment fills with
no evidence for waterlogging and the survival of organic matter. The palaeoenvironmental significance of these
particular hollows is considered to be negligible.
Other subsidence hollows may be present within lower-lying parts of the site and these may be waterlogged.
If present, and depending on their history of subsidence, these hollows may contain a detailed vegetation record
for the area immediately surrounding the hollow. The significance of this record will depend on its date,
duration and temporal resolution. Long, high-resolution records of mid- to late-Holocene date will be of high
significance in a local context as they will inform archaeologists about the local environment at a time when
there was human activity in the area. Short duration, low resolution or early Holocene records will be of low
to negligible significance.
The larger depressions recorded at Ladybridge Farm contain waterlogged sediments, including peat, and
therefore have a high potential to provide palaeoenvironmental information. The value of this information will
depend on the age range of the deposits but the evidence from Nosterfield suggests that the deposits will be too
early to be of archaeological value. This resource is therefore considered to be of low significance.
11.0 ARCHIVE
A medium-sized assemblage of ceramic and clay tobacco pipe and ceramic building material were recovered
during evaluation (688; 591). The material is of late post-medieval to modern date and no further analysis is
recommenced for the assemblages. A medium assemblage of lithic material (410) has been the subject of
assessment and selected illustration has been recommended. A small assemblage of prehistoric pottery has been
the subject of assessment and selected illustration and sherd consolidation has been recommended. A small
assemblage of animal bone has been the subject of a specialist assessment and no further work is recommended
for the material. 230 litres of soil were retained during fieldwork and have been the subject of full processing
and assessment. Other finds of glass (81) metalwork (11), slag (1) and plastic objects (1) were of late postmedieval
to modern date and no further analysis is recommended; a full index of all the material is available for
consultation at FAS.
The site archive and material assemblages are currently held by Field Archaeology Specialists. A paper and
electronic copy of the report will be deposited with the Heritage Unit of North Yorkshire County Council.
FIELD ARCHAEOLOGY SPECIALISTS