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Wiltshire Archaeol Natur Hist Mag 62
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Wiltshire Archaeol Natur Hist Mag 62
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The Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Magazine
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62
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1967
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Date Of Issue From: 1967
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05 Dec 2008
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The archaeology of Fyfield and Overton Downs, Wiltshire: third interim report
Peter J Fowler
16 - 33
SU 131702. In continued investigations to establish the history of land-use for the grass-covered chalk downland now largely contained within the Fyfield Down National Nature Reserve, excavation of one site on the Overton Down part of the reserve has shown a sequence of Beaker graves, an enclosed pre-Roman Iron Age settlement with timber structures, Celtic fields with ploughmarks cultivated before and during the early Romano-British period, and medieval ridge-and-furrow; while another settlement on top of "Celtic" fields in the same system has been dated to the late Roman period during excavations of two of its rectangular stone-based buildings. Au
The church of St Laurence, Bradford-on-Avon Wiltshire
Edward C Gilbert
38 - 50
The building is substantially work of Aldhelm's period and may have begun as a martyrium/mausoleum. The box church plan with midwall porticus can be assigned to c 700. The ashlar fabric, doorways, chancel arch and the original form of the N porticus window fit this period. The uppermost stages cannot be later than the lowest since they have similar ashlar with matching tooling and quoin stones. Arguments against attributing to Aldhelm's period features like the Mercian hood, pilaster strips, square-cut imposts and blind arcading ignore the evidence for these details from pre-10th cent England and Continent. The pilasters of the ground stage, although not prepared for in the fabric, pre-date the double-splay window of the N porticus. An original function as a martyrium/mausoleum is suggested by the tower form of the church, the excluded sanctuary and the lack of windows in early nave and chancel. In addition, blind arcading is usual on continental martyria, and examination of its infrequent occurrences in England suggests a similar usage here. RNB
Huish Church: excavation of the original foundations and an early chapel
N P Thompson
51 - 66
SU 145637. The dimensions of a late 13th cent chancel and the internal arrangements of a near-contemporary N chancel chapel were ascertained. This chapel (12½ft by 15ft) was refurnished with Purbeck marble paving stones and decorated floor tiles, probably in the mid-15th cent. Both the chapel and chancel were in decay or destroyed before the total rebuilding of the church in 1785. Specialist reports are given on medieval tile, stained glass and pottery (mainly 12th-13th cent) and on a 16th/17th cent bronze harness bell. LASB
Excavations at Old Wardour Castle, Wiltshire
Laurence Keen
67 - 78
Excavations at Old Wardour Castle have shown that the towers of the entrance front did not project further as the haphazard masonry of their N wall faces would seem to suggest. This can be accounted for by the 18th cent patching up of the front which was mutilated very badly during the engagements of the Civil War. An examination of the underground vaults to the south of the castle has shown that the medieval ground surface is some 8ft below the present ground level. It was in 16th cent that both vaults were built and the levels of the whole area were raised. A trench against the curtain wall itself showed that primary raising of levels took place in first half of 16th cent, exposing the probable weaknesses in the original medieval defences which were then rebuilt. While the exact purpose of this raising in levels is not clear, it is not thought significant that it precedes by only a few years the renovations of the castle carried out by Sir Mathew Arundell in the 1570s. The pottery runs from 12th/13th cents to 16th cent and beyond, with some imported wares (see also MPBW guide, 1968). Au
Whiteparish: a study of the development of a forest-edge parish
Christopher C Taylor
79 - 102
The growth of settlement from prehistoric times to the present day is traced from documentary, topographical and place-name evidence. Pre-conquest evidence is scanty, but the extent of Saxon woodland is suggested and the importance of the forest emphasised. The Domesday settlement pattern is reconstructed and may be the result of colonisation from two original centres. Between 1086 and 1350 settlements multiplied, a new open field system appeared, and forest and downland was vigorously assarted and enclosed. 1350 seems to represent the high-water mark of expansion. The reasons for, and chronology of, the subsequent marked retreat of settlement are uncertain, but the Black Death was not its direct cause. Other reasons are considered. Post-medieval trends included an increase and concentration of population, continuing enclosure of the open fields, renewed assarting, and a multiplication of country houses and dispersed farmsteads. Six maps illustrate the main stages of settlement. AH
Hamshill Ditches, Barford St Martin Wilts
Desmond Bonney
C N Moore
118 - 121
SU 062332. Recent survey by RCHM of a large RB settlement with EIA origins reveals that it is larger and more complex than previously realised. Sited on the Wylye-Nadder ridge, it occupies forty acres and is mostly well preserved. Multiple boundary ditches define it, and there are Celtic fields to either side. Circular building platforms predominate in the E section, rectangular in the W. A 3½-acre enclosure to N incorporates two banjo-enclosures. Finds from the ill-recorded 1934 excavations and more recent surface collection include fibulae, samian, coarse and New Forest wares, coins, a coffin-burial of late 3rd cent and a T-shaped corn-drying oven. Good parallels to this settlement are Hanging Langford, Ebsbury and Gussage Cowdown.