Excavation by A. Garwood at 15 Gibson Close, Saffron Walden, 1995 - EEX41138

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Grid reference	TL 5354 3819 (point)
Map sheet	TL53NW
Civil Parish	SAFFRON WALDEN, UTTLESFORD, ESSEX

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EXCAVATION

Date

01 Jan 1995 - 31 Dec 1995 at some time

Description

NRHE data transfer: Excavation revealed a substantial boundary ditch aligned at right angles to the medieval town defensive ditch (the Magnum Fossatum). It was suggested that the ditch represents part of a rectilinear street pattern laid out in the early 13th century.

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<1> SEX41139 Excavation Report: Garwood, A.. 1995. 15 Gibson Close, Saffron Walden: Archaeological excavation.
<2> SEX40909 Serial: Transactions of the Essex Archaeological Society. 1996. Essex Archaeology and History Series 3, Volume 27. 3(27). p 269.
<3> SEX76637 Serial: Society for Medieval Archaeology. 1996. Medieval Archaeology, Volume 40. p.254.

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NRHE UID: 1075710
Archaeological Investigations Project: C.22.1009

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