Title: |
Medieval Activity at Tower Close, Ramsey, Cambridgeshire |
Series: |
Oxford Archaeology (Cambridge) unpublished report series
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DOI |
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Publication Type: |
Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
Between the 10th and 11th of August 2015, Oxford Archaeology East undertook a trenched archaeological evaluation on land opposite 11-17 Tower Close, Ramsey, Cambridgeshire (centred TL 2909 8527). The site was located in the northern half of Ramsey Abbey precinct, with the two trenches revealing a mixture of features relating to domestic activity in the late medieval period. These features consisted of a medieval watering hole, later re-used for the deposition of midden material, a large pit containing general late medieval waste, and a series of ditches that represent phases of plot boundaries running across the site. These plot boundaries are likely to represent the use of the land after the dissolution of the abbey in 1539, with the properties probably fronting onto Church Green to the south. The site yielded a relatively large assemblage of domestic pottery and animal bones, with the potential to contribute to the understanding of the landscape and economy of the area in the late medieval and early post-medieval periods. |
Author: |
Robin Webb
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Publisher: |
Oxford Archaeology (Cambridge)
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Other Person/Org: |
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Cambridgeshire Historic Environment Record (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2015
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Locations: |
Site: |
Land opposite 11-17 Tower Close |
Parish: |
RAMSEY |
District: |
Huntingdonshire |
County: |
Cambridgeshire |
Country: |
England |
Location - Auto Detected: |
Ramsey Abbey |
Location - Auto Detected: |
Church Green |
Location - Auto Detected: |
Tower Close Ramsey Cambridgeshire |
Location - Auto Detected: |
Ramsey Cambridgeshire |
Grid Reference: 529090, 285270 (Easting, Northing)
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Subjects / Periods: |
MEDIEVAL
(Historic England Periods)
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ANIMAL REMAINS
(Object England)
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MEDIEVAL
(Historic England Periods)
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BEAD
(Object England)
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MEDIEVAL
(Historic England Periods)
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SHERD
(Object England)
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MEDIEVAL
(Historic England Periods)
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DITCH
(Monument Type England)
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MEDIEVAL
(Historic England Periods)
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PIT
(Monument Type England)
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MEDIEVAL
(Historic England Periods)
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WATERHOLE
(Monument Type England)
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1539 (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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TRIAL TRENCH
(Event)
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Medieval (Auto Detected Temporal) |
Early Postmedieval Periods (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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Identifiers: |
OASIS Id: |
oxfordar3-220457 |
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Note: |
A4 bound report
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Source: |
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Relations: |
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Created Date: |
28 Nov 2016 |