Site Event/Activity record ECH3677 - Manchester Airport Proposed Second Runway: Geophysical Survey
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Technique(s)
Organisation
West Yorkshire Archaeological Service
Date
November 1996
Description
Report detailing the results of geophysical survey undertaken in 1996 in the area of the proposed second runway at Manchester Airport. Five areas of survey were undertaken as a sample across the area of interest. Evidence for ridge and furrow ploughing was noted in three of the survey areas. Also former field boundaries were recorded. A short linear anomaly adjacent to Woodend Farm which is also visible as a slight earthwork may be structural. (1)
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SCH4046 Client Report: West Yorkshire Archaeology Service. 1996. Manchester Airport Proposed Second Runway: Geophysical Survey. R2171. S0127. N/A. R2171.
Related Monuments/Buildings (13)
- 5039/1 Early Bronze Age at Oversley Farm (Monument)
- 5039/2 Early Bronze Age at Oversley Farm (Monument)
- 5039/3 Early Bronze Age at Oversley Farm (Monument)
- 5037 Early Neolithic at Oversley Farm (Monument)
- 5042 Iron Age at Oversley Farm (Monument)
- 5041 Late Bronze Age at Oversley Farm (Monument)
- 5038 Later Neolithic at Oversley Farm (Monument)
- 5040 Middle Bronze Age at Oversley Farm (Monument)
- 5056 The Hollow Way at Oversley Farm (Monument)
- 5044/1 The Medieval Period at Oversley Farm (Monument)
- 5045 The Post Medieval Period at Oversley Farm (Monument)
- 5043/2 The Romano British Period at Oversley Farm (Monument)
- 5043/1 The Romano-British Period at Oversley Farm (Monument)
Child/subsequent Site Events/Activities (1)
- ECH3678 Manchester Airport Second Runway: Archaeological Field Survey for Manchester Airport PLC
Location
| Location | Manchester Airport |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | SJ 808 824 (point) (2 map features) |
| Map sheet | SJ88SW |
| Civil Parish | MOBBERLEY, MACCLESFIELD, CHESHIRE EAST |
| Civil Parish | ASHLEY, MACCLESFIELD, CHESHIRE EAST |
| Civil Parish | WILMSLOW, MACCLESFIELD, CHESHIRE EAST |
Record last edited
Dec 9 2019 2:17PM