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Disabled Access, Cardiff Castle, Cardiff: archaeological watching brief
Front cover: Showing the early 20th century blocked paving underlying modern cobbled surface. The newdisabled access path is visible behind the ranging rods. View to north with the North Gate in the top centre of the photograph.
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Contents Page
Summary..............................................................................................................................2 Acknowledgements..............................................................................................................2Copyright notice..................................................................................................................2
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Introduction........................................................................................................................3
1.1 Project background and commission............................................................................31.2 Location and geology...................................................................................................31.3 Archaeological background..........................................................................................3
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Methodology.......................................................................................................................6
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Results.................................................................................................................................8
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Conclusions.......................................................................................................................12
Bibliography.....................................................................................................................13
Appendix I:
Inventory of contexts...............................................................................14
Figures
Figure 1. Development area (shown in red).................................................................................5Figure 2: Trench location.............................................................................................................7
Plates
Plate 1: View to the north over blocked surface 003. Cobbled surface 001 to each side of the excavation............................................................................................................................9Plate 2: View of the south facing section showing cobbles 001, sub-base 002 and block surface 003................................................................................................................................9Plate 3: View to the north showing service trench 004 and concrete fill 005............................10Plate 4: View to the south over mid-section of trench. Showing blocked surface 003 andcobbles 001 to the sides...........................................................................................................10Plate 5: View to the north over the southern section of the trench. Blocked surface 003 andcobbles 001 visible. New stone surface visible in the top half of the photograph..................11
Disabled Access Cardiff Castle, Cardiff: archaeological watching brief
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Summary
Cadw have granted conditional Scheduled Monument Consent (A-CAM001-02-0938-47) for disabled access works at Cardiff Castle, Cardiff (Gm 171). One of the conditions stated that asuitably qualified archaeologist must be present for all intrusive ground works. All of theworks are located within the confines of the castle and therefore in areas where it is possiblethat archaeological remains relating to the post-medieval, medieval and Roman settlement of the area may survive. Therefore, the City and County of Cardiff have commissioned anarchaeological watching brief during the ground works, the findings of which form the subject of this report.The development works revealed a block surface laid in c1920. The depth of the excavationwas sufficiently shallow to ensure that the stratigraphy encountered was of early twentiethcentury date. No archaeological finds were encountered.
Acknowledgements
The project was managed by Richard Lewis BA MIfA and the fieldwork was undertaken byRowena Hart BSc MA of GGAT Projects. The report was written by Rowena Hart and theillustrations prepared by Paul Jones (Senior Illustrator).
Copyright notice
The copyright of this report is held by the Glamorgan-Gwent Archaeological Trust Ltd, whichhas granted an exclusive licence to the City and County of Cardiff and their agents to use andreproduce material it contains. Ordnance Survey maps are reproduced under licence (AL10005976). Annotations are GGAT copyright.
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