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| Name: | Viking defended compound and probable slipway, Repton |
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| HER No.: | 24540 |
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| Type of Record: | Monument |
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Designation: | None recorded |
Summary
Viking defended compound and probable slipway identified through geophysical survey and excavation.
| Grid Reference: | SK 303 272 |
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| Parish: | REPTON |
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Monument Type(s):
Associated Finds: None recorded
Associated Events
- EDR318 - Unnamed Event
- EDR320 - Unnamed Event
Full Description
SK 303 272. A resistivity survey by A Aspinall in the War Memorial Cloister located the east arm of the Viking defensive ditch as predicted. (1)
The excavation in the headmaster's garden continued work on the probable slipway. From the pottery in the infill it would appear to be 12th century, probably filled in by the Augustinian Canons when the new priory was built. Further excavation will confirm whether or not this was a slipway. (2)
SK 302 271. Excavations and research were carried out at this approximate location by Martin Biddle and Birthe Kjolbye-Biddle at some time before 1989. A defensive ditch was recorded in the Derby Museum Catalogue Records. (4)
<1> 1985, Medieval Archaeol (Article in serial). SDR9002.
<2> CBA Churches Comm Bull 22 1985 3 (M Biddle) (Bibliographic reference). SDR3831.
<3> Biddle, M. and Kjolbye-Biddle, B., 1992, 'Repton and the Vikings', Antiquity, pp. 36-51 (Article in serial). SDR989.
<4> Derby Museum, 1993, Derby Museum Catalogue - Repton, DBYMU ref: 1989-59 (Unpublished document). SDR22677.
Sources and Further Reading
| [1] | SDR9002 - Article in serial: 1985. Medieval Archaeol. Vol. 29. |
| [2] | SDR3831 - Bibliographic reference: CBA Churches Comm Bull 22 1985 3 (M Biddle). |
| [3] | SDR989 - Article in serial: Biddle, M. and Kjolbye-Biddle, B.. 1992. 'Repton and the Vikings', Antiquity. Vol 66, pp36-51. pp. 36-51. |
| [4] | SDR22677 - Unpublished document: Derby Museum. 1993. Derby Museum Catalogue - Repton. DBYMU ref: 1989-59. |
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