Medieval or post-medieval features, Friary East, Carmelite Way (EHER 81945)

Trial trenching in 2017 recorded two medieval or post-medieval gullies, a post-medieval ground-levelling deposit and a post-medieval finds assemblage.

July 2017. Trial trenching. Two gullies were recorded in Trench 1 on a north-south alignment and were thus considered to be medieval or post-medieval features. One of the gullies contained post-medieval tile. In Trench 3 the natural clay was overlain by a deposit which contained much post-medieval building material and interpreted as a 'make-up layer', at least partly deliberately dumped to raise the ground surface. Clay tobacco pipe, brick and late post-medieval pottery was discovered in all layers (not retained) indicating a post-medieval date for the deposition event. Pottery dating from 1475-1550 was recovered from Trench 1. <1> Note: These features may be associated with the activity at the Carmelite Friary (EHER 7728) and should be considered alongside the information recorded in EHER 7728.