Humber Field Archaeology (2005). An Archaeological Evaluation on Land to the rear of the Wolds Inn, Driffield Road, Huggate, East Riding of Yorkshire. Humber Field Archaeology.

Title:

An Archaeological Evaluation on Land to the rear of the Wolds Inn, Driffield Road, Huggate, East Riding of Yorkshire

Number of Pages:

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Publication Type:

Report

Abstract:

The evaluation was carried out in advance of a proposed planning application for residential development on the site. The trench contained a number of archaeological features of medieval date which seemed to indicated the earthworks of the shrunken medieval village continue westward into the current development area. These features included an extant north/south boundary bank and associated wall foundation running across the eastern edge of the trench. This formed the western edge to a medieval enclosure (croft), the eastern edge of which is still visible as an extant parallel earthworks in the adjacent pasture. Towards the southern extent of the trench were the remains of what appeared to have been another chalk rubble wall foundation, sitting on a terraced area at the top of the natural slope. A substantial east-west aligned ditch had been excavated along the bottom of the slope. A number of other deposits containing medieval pottery may have represented levelling accumulations of occupation debris. The small medieval pottery assemblage recovered from the features dated the occupation to the 13th century. After the abandonment of this part of the medieval settlement, the land would have reverted to pasture, but the earthworks would have remains largely visible. Although no archaeological features were directly attributed to the Roman periods, a number of residual sherds of Roman pottery suggested earlier activity on the site. Sometime after the construction of the building that became the Wolds Inn, thought to date to the early 18th century, the earthworks to the rear were sealed below a substantial deposit of soil. From within the uppermost topsoil was recovered an interesting assemblage of late 18th to late 19th century cutlery, consisting of knives and forks, most with decorated bone handles-which were assumed to have been thrown out from the Inn when no longer needed. [Au(abr)]

Author:

Humber Field Archaeology

Publisher:

Humber Field Archaeology

Year of Publication:

2005

Locations:

Location - Auto Detected:	Wolds Inn
Location - Auto Detected:	Wolds Inn Driffield Road Huggate East Riding of Yorkshire

Subjects / Periods:

13th Century (Auto Detected Temporal)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods)
Late 18th To Late 19th Century (Auto Detected Temporal)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
Early 18th Century (Auto Detected Temporal)

Note:

Date Of Issue From: 2005 Date Of Coverage From: 01 Date Of Coverage To: 01 Editorial Expansion: Site name: LAND TO THE REAR OF THE WOLDS INN, DRIFFIELD ROAD, HUGGATE
Study area:
Investigation type: Evaluation
District: East Riding of Yorkshire
Monument: [finds]. Medieval (1066-1540), EARTHWORK. Medieval (1066-1540), WALL. Medieval (1066-1540), BUILDING PLATFORM. Medieval (1066-1540)
Ngr: SE88245508
Parish: Huggate
Postcode:

Source:

BIAB (Archaeological Investigations Project (AIP))

Created Date:

18 Jan 2009