| Title: |
Archaeological Excavations On The Site Of The Engine House To The North Of The Hanging Chapel, Langport, Somerset |
| Number of Pages: |
11 |
| Biblio Note |
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| Publication Type: |
Report
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| Abstract: |
An excavation was carried out along the proposed line of a footpath around the north side of a late medieval arched gateway. A Hanging Chapel stood upon the gateway, and a stone structure had been added to its north side in the mid-19th century to house a fire engine. The gateway, chapel and engine house formed a Listed Building and Scheduled Ancient Monument. A low bank and scarp to the north were thought to mark the line of the late Saxon defences on the east side of the town. During the excavation, the base of a denuded clay bank which probably represented the Saxon defences was revealed. No clear evidence of a ditch was found to the east of the bank; the natural scarp seemed to have been cut back and steepened, thus providing clay for the bank. The medieval gateway had been built across the line of the bank, which had been dug away for this purpose. At least two periods of repair and underpinning of the gateway wall were apparent. A quarry pit dug into the east side of the scarp and a cess pit dug into the bank dated from the early 19th century. The latter was sealed beneath the floor of the fire engine house, which itself had removed yet more of the earlier bank. [Au(adp)] |
| Author: |
Alan H Graham
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| Year of Publication: |
No Date
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| Subjects / Periods: |
| Early 19th Century (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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EARLY MEDIEVAL
(Historic England Periods)
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MEDIEVAL
(Historic England Periods)
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| Medieval (Auto Detected Temporal) |
| Saxon (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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| Note: |
Date Of Coverage From:
01
Date Of Coverage To:
01
Editorial Expansion:
Site name: THE HANGING CHAPEL, LANGPORT
Study area:
Investigation type: Post-determination/Research
District: South Somerset
Monument: BANK (EARTHWORK). Early Medieval (410-1066), QUARRY PIT. CESS PIT [finds] Post-medieval (1540-1901), [fire engine house]. Post-medieval (1540-1901), GATEWAY. [hanging chapel] Medieval (1066-1540)
Ngr: ST42332675
Parish: Langport
Postcode: TA109UD
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| Source: |
BIAB
(Archaeological Investigations Project (AIP))
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| Created Date: |
19 Jan 2009 |
