| Title: |
An Archaeological Evaluation at the Royal Naval Hospital, Gosport |
| Number of Pages: |
64 |
| Biblio Note |
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| Publication Type: |
Report
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| Abstract: |
An evaluation at the site revealed 169 graves within 11 trenches, all located towards the eastern past of the site. There appeared to be a western limit to the burials, coinciding with a fall-off in the natural topography towards what was interpreted as a small waterway that originally bounded the western limit of the Paddock. Considerable modern backfilling was noted. The graves themselves were closely spaced an parallel, with the incidence of intercutting very uncommon. Most graves were aligned north-west/south east or north-east/south west, with no mass graves discovered but some multiple burials. The majority of the dead had been interred in plain wooden coffins and not in their hammocks, as had been previously believed. One brick-built structure dated to the 18th century was encountered, and was thought to have been a gardener's or grave-digger's shed or possibly an ammunition store. [Au(abr)] |
| Author: |
C Boston
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| Publisher: |
Oxford Archaeology
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| Year of Publication: |
2005
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| Subjects / Periods: |
| 18th Century (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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| Note: |
Date Of Issue From:
2005
Date Of Coverage From:
01
Date Of Coverage To:
01
Editorial Expansion:
Site name: THE PADDOCK, THE ROYAL NAVAL HOSPITAL, GOSPORT
Study area:
Investigation type: Evaluation
District: Gosport
Monument: STRUCTURE. Post-medieval (1540-1901), BURIAL. Post-medieval (1540-1901), GRAVE. Post-medieval (1540-1901)
Ngr: SZ61509849
Parish: Gosport
Postcode:
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| Source: |
BIAB
(Archaeological Investigations Project (AIP))
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| Created Date: |
18 Jan 2009 |
