| Title: |
An Archaeological Excavation at the Manor House, Pirbright |
| Number of Pages: |
31 |
| Biblio Note |
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| Publication Type: |
Report
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| Abstract: |
An excavation was carried out prior to the construction of a new wing at the site of a moated manor house. The house itself was situated on ground which may have been raised by piling the spoil created during excavation of the moat. An evaluation of the proposal site had revealed late medieval and post-medieval features, as well as ditches which were thought to be of Iron Age and/or early Roman date. During the excavation, a Bronze Age pit containing pottery and struck flints was revealed, and Neolithic artefacts were found. Two pits containing medieval or post-medieval roof tile and occasional bone were recorded; one also contained a sherd of late 15th or early 16th century pottery, likely to date both features. Further pits, ditches and post holes were also revealed. Only four of the features found during the investigation were of potential medieval date, and few residual medieval finds were recovered. No direct evidence that the house had been constructed on an artificial mound was observed, and it was concluded that it probably lay on an elevated natural spur. It was further concluded that the area had been occupied at various times in the prehistoric period, especially in the Late Iron Age/early Roman period, and that contemporary features probably survived beneath the manor house and to the north of it. [AIP] |
| Author: |
Graham N Hayman
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| Publisher: |
Surrey County Archaeological Unit
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| Year of Publication: |
1997
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| Subjects / Periods: |
| Medieval (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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MEDIEVAL
(Historic England Periods)
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| Neolithic (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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ROMAN
(Historic England Periods)
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| Late Iron Ageearly Roman (Auto Detected Temporal) |
| Bronze Age (Auto Detected Temporal) |
| Late 15th (Auto Detected Temporal) |
| Prehistoric (Auto Detected Temporal) |
| Early 16th Century (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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IRON AGE
(Historic England Periods)
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| Note: |
Date Of Issue From:
1997
Date Of Coverage From:
01
Date Of Coverage To:
01
Editorial Expansion:
Site name: THE MANOR HOUSE, PIRBRIGHT
Study area: 0.018ha
Investigation type: Post-determination/Research
District: Swale
Monument: DITCH. [finds] Iron Age, [finds]. Late Iron Age, PIT. Post-medieval (1540-1901), [finds]. Prehistoric, [finds]. Iron Age, DITCH. Iron Age, [finds]. Bronze Age, [finds]. Medieval (1066-1540), [finds]. Post-medieval (1540-1901), PIT. POST HOLE [finds] Post-
Ngr: TQ94265563
Parish: Newnham
Postcode: ME9 0NG
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| Source: |
BIAB
(Archaeological Investigations Project (AIP))
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| Created Date: |
19 Jan 2009 |
