| Catalogue Finding Number | WYHER/7333 |
| Office record is held at | Historical Environment Record, West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service |
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| Title | Desk-Based Assessment at Barrowby Hall, Garforth |
| Description | A Desk Based Assessment of a proposed new golf course and conference centre at Barrowby Hall, Garforth was carried out in order to identify any archaeological remains which may be affected by the development proposal. The development site covers an area of approximately 75 hectares.
Evidence for human activity in the study area was shown to begin in the Bronze Age, a Bronze Age round barrow and ring ditch are recorded 2km to the north of the site (PRN 627 and 1352). Excavations along the line of the A1/M1 link road, approximately 200m south west of the site also uncovered evidence for land use from the Bronze Age to the Roman period.
Crop mark evidence throughout the proposed development site and surrounding area also suggest human activity starting between the Bronze Age and Iron Age.
There was no recorded archaeological evidence for Anglo Scandinavain activity in the study area. However, the place name Barrowby first appears as 'Bergeby' in documents of 1236 and this derives from Old Norse.
There was some evidence for a mill at Barrowby by 1336, but there was no recorded evidence for its location and a walkover assessment failed to find any trace of a wind or water mill. The evidence suggested that much of the study area was under arable cultivation during the medieval period and areas of ridge and furrow still survive (but heavily degraded). There was little evidence of occupation associated with the agricultural activity and it was thought that the settlement may have been confined to the area around the hall which has suffered from later disturbance.
Barrowby Hall itself (PRN 3394) is a grade II listed building dating to at least 1677 and may have replaced an earlier structure, although there is no proof of this. It has an associated park and garden (PRN 6871) which was created in the 18th century. |
| Date | 21st century |
| Extent | contact the West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service for information on what is available |
| Level | Item |