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CHER Number:	MCB19827
Type of record:	Monument
Name:	Pits and post hole at Isleham Priory drainage works

Summary - not yet available

Grid Reference:	TL 642 743
Parish:	Isleham, East Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire

Monument Type(s):

PIT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
POST HOLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Associated Finds:

ANIMAL REMAINS (Unknown date)
OYSTER SHELL (Unknown date)
ROOF TILE (Medieval to 19th century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
SHERD (Medieval to 19th century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)

Associated Events:

Watching brief at Isleham Priory Drainage Works, 2011 (Ref: ISL PDR 11)

Full description

1. Watching brief was undertaken to monitor the excavation of a pipe trench and manhole pit for a new drainage scheme along the boundary of Isleham Priory. During the ground works two undated pits and a single post hole were observed, sealed by a dumped deposit containing late medieval/ post medieval finds. The features may be contemporary with the priory.
The deposit which sealed the pits and posthole contained a large quantity of fragments roof tiles of late medieval to post medieval date weighing in total 2.14kg and occasional sherds of pottery with a total weight of 0.06kg. 0.3kg of animal bone and 0.003kg of oyster shells were also found on the site.

<1> Oxford Archaeology East, 2011, Watching brief on drainage works at Isleham Priory, Cambridgeshire (Unpublished report). SCB23404.

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