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| HHER Number: | 12141 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | REMAINS OF HERTFORD CASTLE MOAT, 1 THE WASH, HERTFORD |
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Summary - not yet available
Monument Types
- MOAT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1500 AD)
Associated Finds
- MOLLUSCA REMAINS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1500 AD)
- PLANT REMAINS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1500 AD)
Associated Events
- Watching brief at 1 The Wash, Hertford, 2007
- Evaluation at The Last Witch, 1 The Wash, Hertford, 2002
Protected Status
- Area of Archaeological Significance 172
Full description
Cartographic evidence shows that the site lies across the inner and outer moats of Hertford castle. By the 17th-18th century the area had been landscaped and the moats filled in. Evaluation in 2002 <1>, and observation in 2007 <2>, found no archaeological finds or features, but a layer of grey clay found in a test pit <1> appeared to be a silt deposit, possibly from within the upper part of the profile of the castle moat. Undated environmental samples from four foundation piles in the area of the inner moat showed that it had been a broad open ditch with slow flowing water, surrounded by a scrubland habitat <2>; this is similar to samples from a 13th century context within the inner moat [6526] at Castle Hall immediately to the north.
<1> Fell, David, 2002, The Last Witch, 1 The Wash, Hertford, RNO 1277 (Report). SHT3570.
<2> Zeepvat, Bob, 2007, Watching brief: 1 The Wash, Hertford, RNO 2097 (Report). SHT4798.
Sources and further reading
| <1> | Report: Fell, David. 2002. The Last Witch, 1 The Wash, Hertford. field evaluation. RNO 1277. |
| <2> | Report: Zeepvat, Bob. 2007. Watching brief: 1 The Wash, Hertford. watching brief. RNO 2097. |
Related records
| 77 | Part of: HERTFORD CASTLE, HERTFORD (Building) |
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