Seaman, A. and Lane, A. M. (2019). Excavation of the Ty'n-y-Coed earthworks 2011-14: the Dinas Powys 'Southern Banks'. ARCHAEOLOGIA CAMBRENSIS Cylchgrawn Cymdeithas Hynafiaethau Cyrmu The Journal of the Cambrian Archaeological Association. VOL. 168 (2019). Vol 168, Cambrian Archaeological Association. pp. 109-135.

Title The title of the publication or report Title:	Excavation of the Ty'n-y-Coed earthworks 2011-14: the Dinas Powys 'Southern Banks'
Issue The name of the volume or issue Issue:	ARCHAEOLOGIA CAMBRENSIS Cylchgrawn Cymdeithas Hynafiaethau Cyrmu The Journal of the Cambrian Archaeological Association. VOL. 168 (2019)
Series The series the publication or report is included in Series:	Archaeologia Cambrensis
Volume Volume number and part Volume:	168
Page Start/End The start and end page numbers. Page Start/End:	109 - 135
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Abstract The abstract describing the content of the publication or report Abstract:	The Ty’n-y-Coed earthworks, also known as the Dinas Powys ‘Southern Banks’, lie 140m to the south of the important early medieval promontory fort known as Dinas Powys and were trial trenched by Geoff Wainwright in the late 1950s as part of Leslie Alcock’s excavation campaign. The Southern Banks were central to Alcock’s interpretation of the main defences of the promontory as being a Norman period ringwork built by a native Welsh prince. This interpretation has been shown to be incorrect and the nature of the Southern Banks has become a significant issue for the understanding of Dinas Powys. As part of a reassessment of the Dinas Powys complex excavation and survey were undertaken on the Southern Banks between 2011 and 2014. The earthworks consists of two separate banks and ditches (Bank A and Bank B), which appear to be incomplete. Limited evidence was recovered in the new excavations, but the fieldwork has added significantly to our understanding of the date and function of the earthworks, and their relationship with the adjacent promontory fort. Bank B is interpreted as a univallate L-shaped settlement enclosure occupied during the Late Iron Age and potentially into the early Romano-British period. Sherds of an almost complete Glastonbury Ware bowl were recovered from the primary fill of the ditch, and are likely to represent the deliberate deposition of a significant vessel. The evidence for the date and function of Bank A is considerably weaker, and interpretation more ambiguous. It is suggested that part of the monument appears to be early medieval in date and is tentatively interpreted as an unfinished settlement enclosure.
Author The authors of this publication or report Author:	Andy Seaman Alan M Lane
Publisher The publisher of the publication or report Publisher:	Cambrian Archaeological Association
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published Year of Publication:	2019
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