Yeates, S. (2012). An Archaeological Watching Brief at 63-69 High Street, Witney, Oxfordshire. John Moore Heritage Services. https://doi.org/10.5284/1019007. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 An Archaeological Watching Brief at 63-69 High Street, Witney, Oxfordshire
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Abstract:		 John Moore Heritage Services conducted a watching brief at the former site of Kernahan's Garage, 63-69 High Street, Witney (NGR SP 3567 1000). The rapid removal of ground uncovered significant in situ deposits over an area of approximately 0.31ha. The earliest features uncovered included parts of early field systems. Stratigraphically this had to consist of at least two phases, both were essentially undated but this type of feature would fit into types of settlement that generally fit into a period from the middle Bronze Age to the early medieval period. Medieval properties facing onto the line of the High Street were also identified, which must be associated with the establishment of the burgh when the manor was owned by the Bishop of Witney. The 11th century pottery recovered from the site could be indicative of the borough in the central area of the High Street being a product of the late 11th century or the earth 12th century, rather than the 13th century in which it has been conservatively placed by the Victoria County History series. These structures appear to be associated with substantial stone walls. Stratigraphically they overlie the ephemeral remains of sill beam structures. To the rear of the medieval town properties there are indications of a substantial ditch that is historically recorded as the town ditch in the 16th century. The feature is probably older than this although the ditch essentially lay below the impact layer of the development, so no firm dating evidence was obtained for its construction. There is evidence of alteration to the medieval tenements at some time in the High or Later medieval period. The remains of the medieval tenements were not totally cleared in the post-medieval period but were eventually replaced by predominantly early post-medieval properties of the 16th and 17th centuries. Behind this a series of outbuildings can be recognised that must date roughly from the later 17th to 19th century.
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Author:		 Stephen Yeates
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Publisher:		 John Moore Heritage Services
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2012
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Site: 63-69 High Street, Witney, Oxfordshire
Parish: WITNEY
District: West Oxfordshire
County: Oxfordshire
Country: England
Location - Auto Detected: High Street
Location - Auto Detected: High
Location - Auto Detected: Witney
Location - Auto Detected: High Street Witney
Grid Reference: 435670, 210000 (Easting, Northing)
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UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) ANIMAL REMAINS (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) BRICK (Object England)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) Charred Plant Remains (Find)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) CLAY PIPE (SMOKING) (Object England)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) Glass (Find)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) Metal Objects (Find)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) SLAG (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) TILE (Object England)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) Strcuture (Monus)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) STRUCTURE (Monument Type England)
16th Century (Auto Detected Temporal)
Late 11th Century (Auto Detected Temporal)
17th To 19th Century (Auto Detected Temporal)
12th Century (Auto Detected Temporal)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
Early Postmedieval (Auto Detected Temporal)
17th Centuries (Auto Detected Temporal)
Postmedieval (Auto Detected Temporal)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
13th Century (Auto Detected Temporal)
11th Century (Auto Detected Temporal)
MIDDLE BRONZE AGE (Historic England Periods)
WATCHING BRIEF (Event)
SHERD (Object England)
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OASIS Id: johnmoor1-129403
OBIB: 2448
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Created Date:		 25 Nov 2016