Twelfth to early fourteenth century enclosure and features, land South of 94 South Street (EHER 49211)

Trial trenching and archaeological excavation in 2014 recorded two East-West aligned ditches which contained 12th or early 13th century pottery, and a ditched enclosure fronting South Street.

May 2014. Trial trenching. Six cut features were recorded in three of the trenches, including two East-West aligned ditches which contained 12th or early 13th century pottery. Another ditch, a gully, a shallow pit and a single post-hole were undated. A small quantity of residual Late Iron Age/Early Roman pottery was retrieved from one of the medieval ditches. <1> July 2014. Archaeological excavation. The most significant remains comprise a medieval rectilinear ditched enclosure fronting South Street. The enclosure suggests the site of a dwelling as, although no structural evidence such as post holes was identified, the recovered domestic finds, including blackened cooking-pots and quern stones certainly indicate settlement activity. In addition plant remains from environmental samples contained bread-type wheat and barley. Three gullies and a pit were also recorded and were interpreted as contemporary with the enclosure ditch. <2>