Source/Archive record SCH5272 - An Archaeological Watching Brief at Dingle bank Quarry, Chelford, Macclesfield

This report describes the results of a watching brief conducted at Dingle Bank Quarry, Chelford, Macclesfield, Cheshire during topsoil stripping for an extension to the quarry. The study was aimed at locating any previously unlocated archaeological deposits in the area and was focussed upon the remains of the ‘Lodge’, a small farmstead depicted on mapping from the mid-19th century to the early 20th century. This survived as a suite of brick foundations and other features related to the house and associated boundaries. There was some evidence that the site may have been established in the mid to late 18th century. In addition to this work a systematic walkover was carried out on land recently stripped of topsoil at the eastern extremity of the former quarry workings in order to locate any archaeological features or deposits not located by the desk-based assessment. No archaeological features were identified but a number of potentially early pottery sherds were recovered ranging in date from the 15th to 18th centuries.