Fletcher, T. (2010). Archaeological Excavations at Wisbech Castle: A Community Archaeology Report. Bar Hill, Cambridgeshire: Oxford Archaeology (Cambridge).

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Title:		 Archaeological Excavations at Wisbech Castle: A Community Archaeology Report
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Series:		 Oxford Archaeology (Cambridge) unpublished report series
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Publication Type:		 Report (in Series)
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Abstract:		 The Wisbech Castle archaeological investigation was part of a series of community archaeology events which took place over 2009 and 2010. The excavations at the site ran for fourteen consecutive days from the 16th to 29th September 2009. This was preceded by non-intrusive site surveys - geophysical, ground penetrating radar and building recording of the vaults, which lasted two days from the 2nd-3rd July 2009. Four trenches and forty 1m by 1m test pits were investigated, located in four different areas of the site: the lower gardens, the vaults, the upper garden and in the memorial garden. The trenches were positioned over targeted areas identified as anomalies and possible walls in the geophysical survey. The test pits were spread out across the site in search of any other archaeological evidence or remains. The trenches revealed the remains of walls, demolition rubble, large ditches and pits as well as flood silt layers dating to the period of the Bishop's Palace. The test pits were used to identify the continuation or absence of rubble layers and structual remains as well as looking for the continuation of the vaults from above ground in the upper gardens and memorial garden. Test pits in the vaults gave an insight into structural techniques as well as potential evidence of an earlier structure pre-dating the vaults. Sequences of flood silts were also recorded in the vaults which are early medieval in date.
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Author:		 T Fletcher
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Publisher:		 Oxford Archaeology (Cambridge)
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Cambridgeshire Historic Environment Record (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2010
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Site: Wisbech Castle
Parish: WISBECH
District: Fenland
County: Cambridgeshire
Country: England
Location - Auto Detected: Wisbech
Grid Reference: 546210, 309560 (Easting, Northing)
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POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) BRICK (Object England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) BROOCH (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) CASTLE (Monument Type England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) CHAPEL (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) COUNTRY HOUSE (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) DOVECOTE (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) FORT (Monument Type England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) GARDEN (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) Masonry (Monus)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) MOAT (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) PIT (Monument Type England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) PRISON (Monument Type England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) TOWER (Monument Type England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLING (Event)
16th To 29th September 2009 (Auto Detected Temporal)
PHOTOGRAPHIC SURVEY (Event)
ARCHITECTURAL SURVEY (Event)
MEASURED SURVEY (Event)
GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY (Event)
TEST PIT (Event)
TRIAL TRENCH (Event)
FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT) (Event)
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OBIB: OA East Report Number 1137.
OASIS Id: oxfordar3-75524
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URI: http://library.thehumanjourney.net/1206/
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Created Date:		 25 Nov 2016