Wellicome, T. (2009). Archaeological Evaluation Castle Gates Shrewsbury Castle Shrewsbury Shropshire. Border Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1043369. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Archaeological Evaluation Castle Gates Shrewsbury Castle Shrewsbury Shropshire
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Series:		 Border Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 Border Archaeology carried out an archaeological evaluation in the approach to Shrewsbury Castle (SJ 4940 1278) on behalf of Shropshire Horticultural Society. The castle was founded prior to the Domesday survey of 1086, where it is recorded that 51 properties were destroyed to make way for its earthworks. The castle initially belonged to Robert of Montgomery, although by 1102 it was in the hands of Henry I and remained a royal castle until the 16th century (Colvin 1963, 835). The aim of the evaluation was to investigate the extent of any remains in the location of a proposed disabled access path running along the western side of the castle entrance. In view of the location of the proposed path within the Anglo-Saxon and medieval core of the town, a trench measuring 4.0 × 1.2m was excavated to investigate the depth, location and nature of any surviving archaeological deposits. The trench revealed that the area appeared to have been subject to extensive postmedieval build-up, with more than 2.0m of such material observed within the trench. No medieval deposits were identified and what appeared to be natural gravels were encountered at between 2.0 and 2.2m. A cobbled post-medieval path was located running roughly N-S approximately 1.7m below the existing ground level and a single residual piece of medieval floor tile was recovered, probably dating to the 13th-14th centuries. The evaluation has thus confirmed that no medieval deposits appear to exist to be impacted during the installation of the path.
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Author:		 T Wellicome
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Publisher:		 Border Archaeology
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Shropshire HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2009
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Site: Castle Gates, Shrewsbury Castle
County: Shropshire
District: Shropshire
Parish: SHREWSBURY
Country: England
Grid Reference: 349400, 312780 (Easting, Northing)
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MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) BODY SHERD (Object England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) FLOOR TILE (Object England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) CASTLE (Monument Type England)
TRIAL TRENCH (Event)
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OASIS Id: borderar1-284296
OBIB: BA0904SC
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Note:		 Bound report in A4, 13 pages.
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Created Date:		 18 Aug 2017