Hurst, G. Gillian. and Hurst, J. G. (1967). Excavation of two moated sites: Milton, Hampshire and Ashwell, Hertfordshire. J Brit Archaeol Ass ser 3 30. Vol 30, pp. 48-86.
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Excavation of two moated sites: Milton, Hampshire and Ashwell, Hertfordshire | |||||||||
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J Brit Archaeol Ass ser 3 30 | |||||||||
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Journal of the British Archaeological Association | |||||||||
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30 | |||||||||
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48 - 86 | |||||||||
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Milton SZ 238941; Ashwell TL 264394. The excavation of two moated sites in widely separated parts of the country showed that neither moat was dug until 14th cent. There is increasing evidence that many early manors were surrounded only by shallow drainage ditches. The worsening climate was probably an important reason for the construction of moats in the later medieval period. At neither Milton nor Ashwell were remains of the expected manor house found inside the moat, thus showing that moats could have other purposes than defining the manorial precinct. It is difficult, therefore, to classify moats without full excavation. At both sites pre-moat timber structures were sealed by upcast from the moat. These seemed to have been village houses rather than manorial structures, suggesting extensive changes in the village plan. At Ashwell one period only could be confirmed and one building planned. At Milton there were three superimposed periods of building, each constructed on a different alignment from the one before; one building was a sunken hut. Geological, petrological and smelting analyses are given. Pottery runs from 12th-18th cents at Ashwell, 11th-15th cents at Milton. Au(adp) | |||||||||
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1967 | |||||||||
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05 Dec 2008 |
