Working on the Railway
The Risehill Tunnel Navvy Camp, Cumbria
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20376244 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Naomi Brennan (Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 99-110 |
| Publication date | 2015-11-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Industrial Archaeology Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0309-0728 • E-ISSN: 1745-8196 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1179/0309072815z.00000000049 |
| OpenAlex | W2205283771 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
An archaeological evaluation was undertaken by Channel 4's Time Team at the site of a navvy camp associated with the construction of Risehill Tunnel (also called Black Moss) on the Settle to Carlisle railway line, near Garsdale in Cumbria. The evaluation, comprising eight trenches, LiDAR and geophysical survey, highlighted the generally good preservation of the site, although many of the buildings appear to have been of timber with only rough stone foundations. Specialisation and division of different parts of the site between settlement and working areas was also seen. Contemporary documentary evidence has assisted with the interpretation of the archaeological remains, and revealed the extreme conditions which the workers and their families endured
Archaeology · Channel tunnel · Civil engineering · Excavation · Forensic engineering · Geography · Railway line · Archaeological Research and Protection · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Engineering · Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies · History
| Citations per year | 0.25 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2022 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |