Kirkby Thore Landfill Site, Cumbria. Archaeological Evaluation

The Lancaster University Archaeological Unit (LUAU) was commissioned by British
Gypsum Limited to undertake an archaeological evaluation at Kirkby Thore (NY 6214
2710) on the site of a proposed landfill facility.
This was a green field site, with no previous archaeological information available, but
was in the vicinity of significant archaeological remains of Roman and Medieval date
centred on the village of Kirkby Thore. An evaluation programme was therefore
recommended by the County Archaeologist to establish if the area of the proposed
development had any archaeological potential. LUAU prepared a project design for this
evaluation (Appendix 2), in accordance with a verbal brief from the County
Archaeologist.