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| CHER Number: | MCB17397 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Medieval to post-medieval remains, Brown's Yard, Burwell |
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Summary - not yet available
Monument Type(s):
- DITCH (12th century to 16th century - 1101 AD to 1600 AD)
- TIMBER FRAMED BUILDING (12th century to 17th century - 1101 AD to 1700 AD)
- HOUSE (17th century to 20th century - 1601 AD to 2000 AD)
- BOUNDARY DITCH (12th century to 13th century - 1101 AD to 1300 AD)
- PIT (12th century to 17th century - 1101 AD to 1700 AD)
- BEAM SLOT (12th century to 17th century - 1101 AD to 1700 AD)
- POST HOLE (12th century to 17th century - 1101 AD to 1700 AD)
- GULLY (12th century to 17th century - 1101 AD to 1700 AD)
- DITCH (19th century - 1801 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds:
- PLANT MACRO REMAINS
- SHERD (Medium quantity) (11th century to 17th century - 1001 AD to 1700 AD)
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Small quantity) (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- NAIL (2) (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Small quantity) (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- VESSEL (2) (12th century to 15th century - 1101 AD to 1500 AD)
Associated Events:
- Evaluation at Brown's Yard, Burwell, 2003
- Excavation at Brown's Yard, Burwell, 2003
Full description
1. An evaluation was undertaken in advance of residential redevelopment, revealing evidence of medieval ditches, pits and postholes, dating from the 12th to 16th centuries.
2. Open area excavation revealed evidence of medieval and post medieval settlement activity on the site. A sequence of parallel boundary ditches were recorded, originating in the 12th/13th centuries. Two possible timber framed buildings were identified along the street frontage, characterised by narrow slots and postholes of possible medieval date. These buildings predated the 17th century stone built cottage that occupied the street frontage until recently. Other records features included intercutting pits and ditches, dating from the 12th to 16th/17th centuries, and a post medieval ditch which corresponded to features on 19th century maps of the area. The remains on the site had been heavily truncated by modern disturbance, particularly towards the street frontage.
Sources and further reading
| <1> | Unpublished report: 2003. Archaeological Evaluation at Browns Yard, Burwell, Cambridgeshire. |
| <2> | Unpublished report: Walker, C. and Walsh, A.. 2006. Medieval activity at Brown's Yard, North Street, Burwell, Cambridgeshire. January 2004. |
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