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Shillingston Drive, Shrewsbury, Shropshire |
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Wardell Armstrong Archaeology unpublished report series
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wardella2-197640_1.pdf (3 MB)
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Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
Wardell Armstrong Archaeology was commissioned by Persimmon Homes to undertake a metal-detector survey on land north of Shillingston Drive, Shrewsbury, Shropshire (NGR SJ 51719 16248). This work will support a proposal for outline application for a residential development on the site. The work is required as the site lies within close proximity to the site of the Battle of Shrewsbury in 1403. This has identified the site to be of high archaeological interest. Medieval, post-medieval and modern artefacts were recovered from the survey. Medieval artefacts that were recovered included horseshoes, a potential shield boss component, farming implements and items of personal adornment. The farming implements, including a billhook, axehead and pitchfork head, may have been used as weapons and could have been used in a conflict. The recovery of the potential medieval shield boss / harness fitting may indicate that military activity took place on the site, although no definitive conclusion can be drawn from this. Not enough archaeological evidence has been recovered to confirm that this was the site (or part of the site) of the 1403 Battle of Shrewsbury. Post-medieval and modern artefacts recovered during the metal-detector survey include buckles, coins, tools, horseshoes and weights. No spatial distribution pattern was established for the post-medieval and modern artefacts and no further analysis is necessary on these assemblages. Further analysis on the medieval artefacts would be beneficial. The average depth of the medieval artefacts was significant; potential archaeological remains or features may lie relatively undisturbed on the site. |
Author: |
Megan Stoakley
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Publisher: |
Wardell Armstrong Archaeology
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Other Person/Org: |
Shropshire HER (OASIS Reviewer)
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2014
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Locations: |
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Shillingston Drive, Shrewsbury, Shropshire |
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SHREWSBURY |
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Shropshire |
Country: |
England |
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Shropshire |
Grid Reference: 351719, 316248 (Easting, Northing)
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OASIS Id: |
wardella2-197640 |
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CP11078/14 |
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A4 ring bound report
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Created Date: |
01 Feb 2018 |