Images and Site Records from an Archaeological Evaluation at Scotch Corner, Richmondshire, North Yorkshire 2022

This collection comprises images and scanned site records from an archaeological evaluation by Oxford Archaeology North at Scotch Corner, Richmondshire, North Yorkshire in August 2022.
The trial trench evaluation was comissioned by RPS, on behalf of McDonald's Restaurants Ltd, on the site of a proposed hybrid planning application for a drive-thru restaurant with associated access and parking and outline planning for an industrial/warehouse development at Scotch Corner, Richmondshire, North Yorkshire (NGR: NZ 2155 0547). The work was undertaken as a condition of Planning Permission (planning ref.: 22/00402/OUT)
In total, eight trenches were excavated, although one, Trench 2, was shortened due to a signal being identified during the pre-excavation CAT and genny survey. The natural geology identified in Trenches 2 to 8 was very different to that identified in Trench 1, which appeared to be more consistent with the natural geology found to the west by Northern Archaeological Associates. The change in the natural was tested through the excavation of sondages to approximately 2m in depth, which proved that the material was geological. There were no archaeological remains identified in any of the trenches, suggesting that the area of the site had been heavily truncated by modern ploughing and the few geophysical anomalies were potentially related to the mixed natural geology.