Source/Archive record (Unpublished document) SNT5699 - Archaeological Project Report: Moor Pond Woods, The Dam Banks Ponds

Title Archaeological Project Report: Moor Pond Woods, The Dam Banks Ponds
Author/Originator
Date/Year 2014

Abstract/Summary

This report was originally compiled in November 2008, but was revised in November 2014 to include new mapping, references to the project archive and to present it in the house style of Moor Pond Woods Project reports. The site lies to the north of the Dam Banks South Sluice and bridge, west of Moor Road and between Papplewick Lane and Linby Lane. The water system for the Robinson Mills appears to have been constructed between 1778 and 1830, although there may have been a mill (or mills) on this site before that. Evidence of the 1835 map and 1847 estate map, combined with observations onsite, suggest that there may have been several sluices within the Dam Banks section of the Project Area. An investigation during July 2005 established the location and extent of the Dam Banks East Sluice. The investigation drew attention to the lower areas lying immediately to the west and east of the East Sluice, and its embankments. The purpose of this study, carried out during October 2008, was to find out more about the water storage capacity of Dam Banks. It was observed, and confirmed by crude measurements in the field, terrace feature approximates to the level of the land on either side. This may indicate that the embankments were raised to contain the water rather than the pond being excavated.

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Description

Results of test pitting. Report includes map of the site of the sluices, extract from the Montagu estate map of 1847, and extract from the 1835 Sanderson map

Location

Referenced Monuments (1)

  • Water System near Moor Pond Woods, Papplewick (Element)

Referenced Events (1)

  • Test Pitting at Moor Pond Wood, Papplewick

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Jul 25 2024 4:38PM

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