Identification

Title

Digital Data from Multiple Watching Briefs on the Boston Barriers Tidal Scheme, Boston, Lincolnshire, 2018-2021

Abstract

This collection comprises reports, images, and a finds database from a multi-phase watching brief carried out by Wessex Archaeology as part of the Boston Barriers Tidal Scheme between 2018 and 2021. The watching brief was split into two phases. The first phase monitored construction dredging and cofferdam installation between 12 November 2018 and 18 April 2019 located on the mud bank against the south bank of the tidal River Witham downstream of the Grand Sluice (hereafter referred to as The Haven). The second phase was a programme of archaeological and geoarchaeological monitoring of the excavation works between the pile walls for tie rod installation along the south bank of The Haven centred on NGR 533443 342925. This was undertaken between 20 April 2020 and 04 May 2020. Further dredging operations were undertaken between March 2021 and April 2021 along the south bank of The Haven within the swinging hole area opposite the dock entrance to the Port of Boston. Much of the excavation for the second phase was within modern made ground (up to 2m in thickness) comprised of redeposited material dredged from the river in the 20th century, overlaying dark grey in-situ river silts. More than 67 objects were recorded. With the exception of the leather boot and glass decanter, all artefacts found during excavations were modern and discarded on site, and no deposits with geoarchaeological potential were observed. During the consecutive 2021 dredging operations, a total of 127 objects were recorded. These were reported through the Protocol for Archaeological Discoveries by BAM Nuttall staff. The objects consisted of an anchor, jetty timbers and timbers pertaining to two hulks. The finds were considered modern and discarded on site. There were no significant archaeological finds or features encountered throughout the course of the GI monitoring.

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://doi.org/10.5284/1105642

name: ADS Digital Archive

description: A link to the web service or dataset

http://https://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/

name: ADS website

description: A link to the general host site

Unique resource identifier

code

COLL_ID_1005296

codeSpace

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::27700

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

environment

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

Keyword set

keyword value

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2008-01-06

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2009-11-16

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-0.0252

East bounding longitude

-0.0092

North bounding latitude

52.9686

South bounding latitude

52.9656

Extent

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2009-06-18

code identifying the extent

Northern North Sea

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2010-01-01

code identifying the extent

unknown

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

2018-10-12

End position

2023-01-31

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2023-03-30

date type

creation

effective date

2023-01-31

date type

revision

effective date

2023-03-30

Frequency of update

notPlanned

Quality and validity

Lineage

This dataset was collected by Wessex Archaeology and provided to the Archaeology Data Service for long term archive and management.

Conformity

Data format

name of format

version of format

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Use constraints

https://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/advice/termsOfUseAndAccess

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

User must agree to ADS Terms of Use and Access

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

organisation name

Wessex Archaeology

email address

c.budd@wessexarch.co.uk

responsible party role

originator

Responsible party

organisation name

Archaeology Data Service

email address

help@archaeologydataservice.ac.uk

responsible party role

custodian

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

organisation name

Archaeology Data Service

email address

help@archaeologydataservice.ac.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2023-06-09

Metadata language