Stevens, S. (2012). An Archaeological Evaluation at Battle Abbey, Battle, East Sussex. Archaeology South-East. https://doi.org/10.5284/1094294. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 An Archaeological Evaluation at Battle Abbey, Battle, East Sussex
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Series:		 Archaeology South East unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 Archaeology South-East was commissioned by English Heritage to undertake an archaeological evaluation of two separate areas within the Battle Abbey complex; in the Walled Garden, and adjacent to Battle Abbey School's tennis courts. Two trenches were mechanically excavated in order to establish the alignment of the buried western wall of Battle Abbey precinct as it passed to the south of the existing Battle Abbey School tennis courts. It is proposed that a path will be constructed leading from the car-park to the school, necessitating groundworks in the area. Sandstone masonry forming a 1.2m wide wall was encountered. The top of the masonry was found at depths between 180mm and 300mm below the current ground surface. It consisted of sandstone facings with a sandstone rubble and lime mortar core and ran from north to south across the trench. Elsewhere in the Abbey complex, three trenches were mechanically excavated in the Walled Garden in advance of replanting of the area as an orchard. Several post-medieval garden features were encountered and a possible medieval or early post-medieval pond. Two elevations of the western wall of the enclosure were completed showing that the presently visible brick wall is built on stone and brick foundations. It could not be clarified whether the foundations are contemporary with the upper brick wall.
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Author:		 S Stevens
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Publisher:		 Archaeology South-East
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Year of Publication:		 2012
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Parish: Battle
Country: England
County: East Sussex
District: Rother
Grid Reference: 574898, 115700 (Easting, Northing)
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TRENCH (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL TRENCH (Tag)
PRECINCT WALL (Monument Type England)
MEDIEVAL PRECINCT WALL (Tag)
TILE (Object England)
MEDIEVAL TILE (Tag)
TRIAL TRENCH (Event)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
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OASIS Id: archaeol6-120348
OBIB: ASE Report No. 2012063
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Created Date:		 13 Jun 2022