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

Map

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> Client Report: West Yorkshire Archaeology Service. 1996. Manchester Airport Proposed Second Runway: Geophysical Survey. R2171. S0127. N/A. R2171.

Related Monuments/Buildings (13)

  • Early Bronze Age at Oversley Farm (Monument)
  • Early Bronze Age at Oversley Farm (Monument)
  • Early Bronze Age at Oversley Farm (Monument)
  • Early Neolithic at Oversley Farm (Monument)
  • Iron Age at Oversley Farm (Monument)
  • Late Bronze Age at Oversley Farm (Monument)
  • Later Neolithic at Oversley Farm (Monument)
  • Middle Bronze Age at Oversley Farm (Monument)
  • The Hollow Way at Oversley Farm (Monument)
  • The Medieval Period at Oversley Farm (Monument)
  • The Post Medieval Period at Oversley Farm (Monument)
  • The Romano British Period at Oversley Farm (Monument)
  • The Romano-British Period at Oversley Farm (Monument)

Child/subsequent Site Events/Activities (1)

  • 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