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| Name: | Medieval (?) town ditch, Chesterfield |
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| HER No.: | 3978 |
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| Type of Record: | Monument |
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Designation: | None recorded |
Summary
A major V-shaped ditch was excavated here with 14th-15th century pottery recovered from its infill. It has been tentatively identified as a medieval town defence.
| Grid Reference: | SK 386 712 |
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| Parish: | CHESTERFIELD |
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Monument Type(s):
Associated Finds: None recorded
Associated Events: None recorded
Full Description
SK 386 712. A major medieval ditch was excavated on the Roman fort site (see SK 37 SE 22) running parallel to the former boundary of free land along Station Road. Its profile was V-shaped, and its depth 5m. Fourteenth to fiftheenth century pottery was recovered from its infill, and the ditch may be identified tentatively as a medieval town defence for which no record is known to have survived. (1-2)
Sources and Further Reading
| [1] | SDR5345 - Bibliographic reference: Courtney, T (Department of the Environment). 1975-6. Department of the Environment Archaeological Excavations. |
| [2] | SDR3862 - Bibliographic reference: Schofield, J et al. 1981. CBA Recent Archaeological Research: English Towns. |
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