Christie, N. (2012). Wallingford Burh to Borough Research Project & the Wallingford Historical and Archaeological Society. South Midlands Archaeology (42). Vol 42, pp. 84-85.
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Wallingford Burh to Borough Research Project & the Wallingford Historical and Archaeological Society | |||||
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Subtitle The sub title of the publication or report |
Civil War Bastion at the Barbican at Wallingford Castle, South Oxfordshire | |||||
Issue The name of the volume or issue |
South Midlands Archaeology (42) | |||||
Series The series the publication or report is included in |
South Midlands Archaeology | |||||
Volume Volume number and part |
42 | |||||
Number of Pages The number of pages in the publication or report |
101 | |||||
Page Start/End The start and end page numbers. |
84 - 85 | |||||
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Journal | |||||
Abstract The abstract describing the content of the publication or report |
As a continuation of the Wallingford Burh to Borough Research Project (2008--10), a trench in the summer of 2011 sampled the upper levels of the prominent earthwork on the north-west corner of the Wallingford castle site, a space tentatively associated with the Barbican or fortified formal entrance into the core castle grounds from the North Gate. An extensive geophysical survey here, together with targeted ground-penetrating radar assessment, had indicated that sizeable masonry survived at depth. The proposed interpretation of the excavation results is that the trench revealed a substantial reworking of the presumed barbican space, with a massive importation of materials to elevate and reinforce a defensive position. If correct, the findings would represent a notable archaeological guide to the major works undertaken by the garrison and other labour to refortify Wallingford castle; it is in its own right an invaluable component of Wallingford's archaeology and has much wider, national significance. However, at the same time, the Civil War reworking and the post-Civil War slighting of this have masked the medieval deposits to some considerable depth. LD | |||||
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published |
2012 | |||||
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04 Dec 2015 |
