Monument record 16061 - Former field boundary, Arclid Sand Quarry

<1> Heneb, 2024, North-West Extension, Arclid South Silica Sand Quarry, Cheshire: Archaeological Monitoring and Recording, R4826 (Client Report). SCH9747.

Archaeological monitoring and recording undertaken in 2024 during the removal of overburden within the north-west extension of South Arclid Silica Sand Quarry recorded a north-south ditch measuring approximately 120m by 2.3m and 0.5m in depth. The ditch contained a single fill comprising a compacted dark brown clay silt containing a horse shoe of post-medieval date. A field boundary is depicted on nineteenth century mapping (source 2) at this location.

<2> See map for surveyor, c.1837-51, Cheshire Tithe Maps and Awards, 1840 Tithe Map Arclid Township (Maps and Plans). SCH3266.