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Carrick Council Offices SitePydar Street, Truro, Cornwall
November 2003 
 Archaeological Desk-Based AssessmentRef: 54935.01
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Carrick Council Offices Site,Pydar Street, Truro,Cornwall
Archaeological Desk-based Assessment
Prepared on behalf of 
ENVIRON UK 5 Stratford PlaceLondonW1C 1AU
By
Wessex Archaeology (London)
Unit 701The Chandlery50 Westminster Bridge RoadLondonSE1 7QY
Report reference: 54935.01November 2003
© The Trust for Wessex Archaeology Limited 2003 all rights reserved The Trust for Wessex Archaeology Limited is a Registered Charity No. 287786 
 
Carrick Council Offices Site,Pydar Street, Truro,Cornwall
Archaeological Desk-based Assessment
Contents
1 INTRODUCTION...............................................................................................11.1 Project Background...................................................................................11.2 The Site........................................................................................................11.3 Geology........................................................................................................21.4 Hydrography..............................................................................................21.5 Site visit.......................................................................................................21.6 Archaeological and Historical Background.............................................22 PLANNING AND LEGISLATIVE BACKGROUND.....................................72.1 National Planning Guidance & Legislation.............................................72.2 Local Planning Guidance..........................................................................82.3 Statutory and Local Designations.............................................................93 METHODOLOGY............................................................................................103.1 Introduction..............................................................................................103.2 Sites and Monuments Records................................................................103.3 Documentary Sources..............................................................................103.4 Cartographic Sources..............................................................................103.5 Aerial Photographs,.................................................................................113.6 Site Visit....................................................................................................114 RESULTS...........................................................................................................124.1 Introduction..............................................................................................123.1 The Nature of the Evidence.....................................................................123.2 Statutory Protection.................................................................................124.2 Palaeolithic to Neolithic (500,000 – 2,400 BC).......................................124.3 Bronze Age and Iron Age (2,400 – AD 43).............................................124.4 Roman (AD 43 – 410)...............................................................................134.5 Post-Roman Dark Age (AD 410 – 1066).................................................134.6 Medieval (AD 1066 – 1499).....................................................................134.7 Post Medieval (AD 1500 - 1799) and Modern (AD 1800 – present)....144.8 Map Regression Exercise.........................................................................154.9 Site Visit....................................................................................................155 ARCHAEOLOGICAL POTENTIAL.............................................................165.1 Introduction..............................................................................................165.2 Archaeological Potential..........................................................................165.3 Proposed Development Impacts.............................................................175.4 Summary and Recommendations for Mitigation..................................176 BIBLIOGRAPHY..............................................................................................19
APPENDIX 1 – Gazetteer of sites mentioned in the text
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