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Wessex Archaeology 
January 2009Ref: 68732 
Castle Farm, ScargillCounty Durham
 Archaeological Evaluation and Assessment of Results
 
Castle Farm, Scargill, Co Durham
Archaeological Evaluation and Assessment of Results
Prepared on behalf of:
Videotext Communications Ltd49 Goldhawk RoadLONDONSW1 8QP
By:
Wessex ArchaeologyPortway HouseOld Sarum ParkSALISBURYWiltshireSP4 6EB
Report reference: 68732.01
January 2009
© Wessex Archaeology Limited 2009, all rights reserved Wessex Archaeology Limited is a Registered Charity No. 287786 
 
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Castle Farm, Scargill, Co Durham
Archaeological Evaluation and Assessment of Results
Contents
Summary Acknowledgements
1BACKGROUND...................................................................................................11.1Introduction...............................................................................................11.2Site Location, Topography and Geology................................................11.3Archaeological Background....................................................................1
Prehistoric...................................................................................................1Romano-British...........................................................................................2  Anglo-Scandinavian....................................................................................3Medieval and Post-Medieval......................................................................3Modern.......................................................................................................4
1.4Previous Archaeological Work................................................................52AIMS AND OBJECTIVES...................................................................................53METHODS...........................................................................................................53.1Geophysical Survey.................................................................................53.2Evaluation Trenches................................................................................54RESULTS............................................................................................................64.1Introduction...............................................................................................64.2Geophysical Survey.................................................................................6
Magnetic survey 
(
Figure 2A
)
.....................................................................6 Resistance survey 
(
Figure 2B
)
..................................................................7 Ground penetrating radar 
(
Figure 2C
)
.......................................................7 
4.3Evaluation Trenches................................................................................8
Introduction.................................................................................................8 Trench 1 ( 
Figure 3
 )....................................................................................9Trench 2 ( 
Figure 3
 )....................................................................................9Trench 3 ( 
Figures 4 & 5 
 ).........................................................................10 Trench 4 ( 
Figure 6 
 )..................................................................................12 Trench 6 ( 
Figure 8 
 )..................................................................................13
5FINDS................................................................................................................145.1Introduction.............................................................................................145.2Pottery.....................................................................................................145.3Ceramic Building Material (CBM) and Mortar......................................155.4Stone........................................................................................................165.5Glass........................................................................................................165.6Coins........................................................................................................165.7Metalwork................................................................................................175.8Animal Bone............................................................................................175.9Other Finds.............................................................................................185.10Potential and Recommendations..........................................................186PALAEO-ENVIRONMENTAL SUMMARY........................................................186.1Introduction and methods.....................................................................186.2Results.....................................................................................................196.3Discussion..............................................................................................19
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