BROMBOROUGH COURTHOUSE: Interim Excavation Report 2016 (original) (raw)

In March 2016 Big Heritage C.I.C. and community volunteers undertook four evaluation trenches within the interior of the site known as Bromborough Courthouse Moated Site and Fishponds, Wirral (centred on NGR: SJ 34496 84189). These trenches were sited in an area previously archaeologically unexplored by Big Heritage or previous schemes of investigation. The site is a scheduled monument (SMR 13428). Permission was granted by the land owners, the Land Trust, and Historic England to undertake excavation. Dr Joanne Kirton, on behalf of Big Heritage C.I.C., was granted Scheduled Monument Consent (Ref: S00131391). The excavation was monitored by Andrew Davison of Historic England. 1.2. This work was undertaken in partnership with the Land Trust to assess the potential for survival of archaeological remains in areas of the site not previously investigated and to determine the nature and date of any features or finds recovered. This information will be used to inform future management strategies for the site and potential archaeological research projects.