Title: |
Archaeological Evaluation at Higham Ferrers Castle, Northamptonshire |
Number of Pages: |
32 |
Biblio Note |
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Publication Type: |
Report
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Abstract: |
<summary>An archaeological evaluation was carried out on an area proposed for a residential development at the southern end of the site of Higham Ferrers Castle (Scheduled Ancient Monument, Northamptonshire NN13607). Three main phases of activity were identified: pre-castle occupation of late Saxon date with a pre-late Saxon ploughsoil and residual early/middle Saxon pottery; early castle period occupation, including a dark loam layer containing post-1100 pottery, a low mound overlying the dark loam layer, and a short length of stone foundations; and later castle period occupation, including a large ditch (probably representing the defensive ditch of the castle's inner ward) containing a series of medieval fills overlain by a thick layer of silt from which a Nuremberg Token of Hans Krauwinkel (active 1580-1610) was recovered, in turn overlain by a series of post-medieval fills. {italon}AIP{italoff} |
Author: |
Michael Shaw
S Steadman
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Publisher: |
Northamptonshire Archaeology
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Year of Publication: |
1992
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Locations: |
Location - Auto Detected: |
Higham Ferrers |
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Subjects / Periods: |
EARLY MEDIEVAL
(Historic England Periods)
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Postmedieval (Auto Detected Temporal) |
Medieval (Auto Detected Temporal) |
Late Saxon (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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Note: |
Date Of Issue From:
1992
Date Of Coverage From:
01
Date Of Coverage To:
01
Editorial Expansion:
Site name: HIGHAM FERRERS CASTLE Study area: Investigation type: Evaluation District: East Northamptonshire Monument: SITE.. Early Medieval (410-1066), SITE.. Medieval (1066-1540), SITE.. Post-medieval (1540-1901) Ngr: SP96106850 Parish: Higham Ferrers Postcode:
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Source: |
BIAB
(Archaeological Investigations Project (AIP))
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Created Date: |
19 Jan 2009 |