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Title:

A Further Archaeological Evaluation at Ham Court, Bampton, Oxfordshire

Series:

John Moore Heritage Services unpublished report series

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.5284/1017302

Publication Type:

Report (in Series)

Abstract:

John Moore Heritage Services conducted an archaeological evaluation in advance of improvement works at Ham Court, Bampton, Oxfordshire. Within Trench 1 the earliest feature was an east-west wall dated to the early medieval period (11th century or later) running the length of the trench for 16.5m where it returned north south. A probable entrance way was recorded on the east side of the structure with demolition deposits on the interior dated to the post-medieval period (16th century). The early 11th century date for this structure is based on one pottery sherd from wall (1/15) and one from deposit (1/16) which was residual. The other three sherds, from walls (1/05) and (1/15) which form this structure, could be as late as 1400. It is not known whether this building butted against the curtain wall but it is possible this side of the castle was left open with the river acting as a natural defence. Trench 2 was located over the projected line of the curtain wall and revealed a large wall considered to be a moat retaining wall with modern in filled waste deposits on its western side. Near the middle of the trench part of a stone structure was uncovered projecting from the northern baulk section but was robbed on its western side leaving only a robber trench. Seven courses of this stone structure survived in medieval style. This structure is postulated as the north-western corner tower, which projected from the line of the curtain wall. Moat deposits were seen within Trench 3 where it was projected to have crossed this area. Trench 5 was placed to investigate the curtain wall originally thought to have existed to the immediate south of the present long barns. An archaeological watching brief was undertaken during January through to February 2012. No archaeological features or deposits were encountered.

Author:

P Riccoboni

Publisher:

John Moore Heritage Services

Other Person/Org:

Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Oxfordshire SMR (OASIS Reviewer)

Year of Publication:

2012

Locations:

Site:	A Second Phase of Archaeological Evaluation at Ham Court, Bampton, Oxfordshire
Parish:	BAMPTON
District:	West Oxfordshire
County:	Oxfordshire
Country:	England
Location - Auto Detected:	Ham Court Bampton Oxfordshire

Grid Reference: 431000, 203070 (Easting, Northing)

Subjects / Periods:

MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)	ANIMAL REMAINS (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)	CLAY PIPE (SMOKING) (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)	Iron Object (Find)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)	SHERD (Object England)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods)	DITCH (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)	LAYER (Monument Type England)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods)	Masonry (Monus)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)	MOAT (Monument Type England)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods)	PIT (Monument Type England)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods)	POST HOLE (Monument Type England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)	Tower Keep Castle (Monus)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)	WALL (Monument Type England)
Early 11th Century (Auto Detected Temporal)
	WATCHING BRIEF (Event)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
	EVALUATION (Event)
	SHERD (Object England)

Identifiers:

OASIS Id:	johnmoor1-125520
OBIB:	2419

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Created Date:

25 Nov 2016