Artle Beck Flood Alleviation Scheme, Brookhouse, Lancashire - Archaeological Watching Brief

Lancaster City Council submitted proposals for land drainage improvement works in and around Caton and Brookhouse, Lancaster. This comprised a topsoil strip and cut of new drainage pipes, installation of manholes and the excavation of an open ditch, from Artle Beck Bridge in Catopn, through undulating pasture fields to the south of Caton, ending to south of St Paul's Drive in Brookhouse. The route of the drainage improvement works are within an area of archaeological potential, with the possible line of the Roman road from Lancster to Over Burrow was purported to run through the area of the scheme.