Medieval ditches and pits, Old Mill Close, High Street (EHER 46220)

Trial trenching in 2006 recorded probable late 12th/early 13th century property boundary ditches. Also recorded was a late 12th/early 13th century pit and a 15th/16th century post hole.

November-December 2006. Trial trenching. In trench A, four closely spaced ditches dated to the late 12th/early 13th century were aligned at right angles to the High Street. One of the ditches was cut by a late 12th/early 13th century pit. The ditches most likely represent a medieval property boundary which was frequently renewed, or possibly ditches either side of an alleyway between neighbouring tenements. Trench B revealed a 15th/16th century post hole and a large, deep, probably recent, area of disturbance. <1>