Jackson, R. G. (1994). Archaeological Evaluation and Excavation at Quay Point, Temple Meads, Bristol. Bristol & Region Archaeological Services.

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Title:		 Archaeological Evaluation and Excavation at Quay Point, Temple Meads, Bristol
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Number of Pages:		 60
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Publication Type:		 Report
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Abstract:		 Following the confirmation during evaluation of the location of the Tower Harratz, a tower located along the medieval defensive Portwall, excavations to fully expose Tower Harratz were undertaken. The tower, a circular structure measuring 13m in diameter, was found to be constructed of stone with a circular clay core and six clay 'spines' radiating from the core. The tower had been repaired and a butress built against the west face before the early 14th century. The Portwall was identified joining the tower, and a later continuation of the Portwall between the tower and the river bank was shown to have been constructed during the medieval period. A cobbled surface associated with a stone threshold of a narrow passage way through the later addition to the Portwall was dated to the mid-16th century. Two walls, one of which crossed the centre of the tower appeared to form part of what was assumed to be a Civil War gun battery, suggesting that Tower Harratz was in a ruinous state by the time of the Civil War. Archaeological levels contemporary with the tower's construction, its use, its partial demolition and re-use in the Civil War, including a cobbled stone slipway, survived but were only sampled during the excavations. [Auth adap]
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Author:		 R G Jackson
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Publisher:		 Bristol & Region Archaeological Services
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Year of Publication:		 1994
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Location - Auto Detected: Portwall
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Medieval (Auto Detected Temporal)
Early 14th Century (Auto Detected Temporal)
Mid16th Century (Auto Detected Temporal)
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Note:		 Date Of Issue From: 1994 Date Of Coverage From: 01 Date Of Coverage To: 01 Editorial Expansion: Site name: QUAY POINT, TEMPLE MEADS, BRISTOL
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Investigation type: Post-determination/Research
District: Bristol, City of UA
Monument: TOWN DEFENCES.WALLTOWER. Medieval (1066-1540), TOWN DEFENCES.[gun battery]. Post-medieval (1540-1901)
Ngr: ST59507250
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Postcode: BS1 6QD
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Created Date:		 19 Jan 2009