Watching Brief at Land at Elmcroft, Brigg Road, Scawby, North Lincolnshire, DN20 9AB

The approved scheme of archaeological monitoring and recording was applied during groundworks in accordance to the approved WSI (A. lane). This broad aim was too: " Determine the form and function of archaeological features exposed. " Recover any artefactual and other dating material/evidence. " Establish the sequence of and contextualised archaeological deposits. During the development excavations, an excavator fitted with a toothless bucket was applied during groundworks with a experienced member from PCAS present during removal of top soil and under lying deposits. Photographs were taken throughout using a high-resolution digital camera. A written record of each day has been supplemented by a narrative account in the form of a site diary. Aspects of the natural landscape have been recorded within PCAS archives. Recording involved the use of standard PCAS Archaeology context sheets, and a site plan was prepared at a scale of 1:200. Context records were supplemented with a narrative account in the form of a site diary. In compliance with the archaeological condition attached to the planning permission for development, as an online record of the project data was initiated with the archaeological data service (OASIS database) and includes a digital copy of this report. In the event no archaeological features were exposed by development groundworks. Development groundworks for the replacement of the existing dwelling at Elmcroft, Brigg Road Scawby did not expose any archaeological features or deposits within the development footprints, and there was a notable absence of artefactual remains. This suggests that the site, or at least the development footprints between the garage and house plot has not been directly associated with any early settlement of the area. It is therefore concluded that the development impact on archaeological remains is negligible.