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| HHER Number: | 6428 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | SAXO-NORMAN AND MEDIEVAL FEATURES, MARKET STREET, HERTFORD |
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Summary
Saxo-Norman structures, pits, and shaft furnace succeeded by a pre-14th century yard
Monument Types
- BUILDING (Late Saxon to Medieval - 870 AD to 1500 AD)
- OVEN (Late Saxon to Medieval - 870 AD to 1500 AD)
- PIT (Late Saxon to Medieval - 870 AD to 1500 AD)
- SHAFT FURNACE (Late Saxon to Medieval - 870 AD to 1500 AD)
- HEARTH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1500 AD)
- YARD (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1500 AD)
Associated Events
- Excavation at the Covered Market, Hertford, 1980 (Ref: P100)
Full description
Excavation on the site of the late 19th century covered market produced evidence for a late Saxon building, a shaft furnace, 28 pits and several ovens, dated to AD 900-1200. The building comprised two beam-slots of the west side and a partition wall, fronting onto Market Street. It was short-lived, and was cut by several of the pits. The possible south wall of a building fronting onto Railway Street was also found. A gravel yard surface, dated to the later 13th century, was laid across the centre of the site. It had a hearth at its southern edge. The area appears to have fallen out of use from the 14th until the early 17th century <1>.
For later use of the area see [30592].
<1> Anon, 1996, The Hertford central project: excavations in Hertford, 1977-1993. Part 1, updated project design; appendix 1: assessment reports, RNO 432 p9-11 (Report). SHT9173.
<2> EHAS,1983 (Bibliographic reference). SHT3217.
<3> Hertfordshire Mercury, 29.8.1980 (Serial). SHT4721.
<4> Borrill, Hugh, 1981, Hertford: early settlement and recent excavations; Herts Past 10 (spring 1981), 15-20 (Article in serial). SHT4742.
<5> Turner-Rugg, Alison, 1993, Medieval pottery in Hertfordshire: a gazetteer of the principal collections; Herts Archaeology 11, 30-53, - p40 (Article in serial). SHT583.
<6> Borrill, Hugh, 2008, The post-Roman pottery from excavations in Hertford and Ware, 1973-2004 (Bibliographic reference). SHT2443.
Sources and further reading
| <1> | Report: Anon. 1996. The Hertford central project: excavations in Hertford, 1977-1993. Part 1, updated project design; appendix 1: assessment reports. archive assessment. RNO 432 p9-11. |
| <2> | Bibliographic reference: EHAS,1983. |
| <3> | Serial: Hertfordshire Mercury. 29.8.1980. |
| <4> | Article in serial: Borrill, Hugh. 1981. Hertford: early settlement and recent excavations; Herts Past 10 (spring 1981), 15-20. |
| <5> | Article in serial: Turner-Rugg, Alison. 1993. Medieval pottery in Hertfordshire: a gazetteer of the principal collections; Herts Archaeology 11, 30-53. - p40. |
| <6> | Bibliographic reference: Borrill, Hugh. 2008. The post-Roman pottery from excavations in Hertford and Ware, 1973-2004. |
Related records
| 9828 | Part of: SOUTHERN SAXON BURH, HERTFORD (Monument) |
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