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| HHER Number: | 9676 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | SAXON, MEDIEVAL & POST-MEDIEVAL BUILDINGS, THE FOX, PIRTON |
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Summary
Occupation beginning in the 7th to 9th centuries
Monument Types
- BUILDING (Middle Saxon to Post Medieval - 550 AD to 1900 AD)
- OCCUPATION SITE (Middle Saxon to Medieval - 550 AD to 1500 AD)
- RUBBISH PIT (Middle Saxon to Medieval - 550 AD to 1500 AD)
Associated Finds
- SHERD (Middle Saxon to Medieval - 550 AD to 1500 AD)
Associated Events
- Evaluation of land to the rear of The Fox PH, Pirton, 1993
- Excavation on land to the rear of The Fox PH, Pirton, 1995
Protected Status
- Area of Archaeological Significance
Full description
Evaluation in 1993 revealed well-preserved medieval and probable Saxo-Norman occupation. Wall foundations, enclosures, pits and post-holes (some in alignment) were identified; provisional dating of the pottery ranges from c.900 to c.1450 <1>.
Subsequent excavation identified considerable evidence of Saxo-Norman and medieval occupation, including a series of buildings orientated E-W and N-S, surrounding a cemetery [9677]. Given its position and alignment, a building to the north of the cemetery may be an early church [9677]. Nine certain and four possible medieval buildings of post-hole and sill-beam construction were located in Areas B and C. Area A, near the street frontage, contained two substantial post-medieval buildings. A number of ditches and post-holes were found across the site. Though many features could not be dated or associated, some pits, post-holes and hearths were closely associated with buildings, and the quantity of domestic rubbish suggests considerable and sustained activity <2>. The occupation here appears both very dense and very well preserved <3, 4>.
Reassessment by Paul Blinkhorn of the Saxon pottery has found it to date to the 7th-9th centuries <5>.
<1> Fenton, Penny, 1993, An archaeological evaluation of land to the rear of The Fox public house, Pirton, Hertfordshire, RNO 109 (Report). SHT3576.
<2> Fenton, Penny, 1995, Land to the rear of The Fox public house, Pirton, Hertfordshire; archaeological excavation interim summary, RNO 94 (Report). SHT6477.
<3> Stewart Bryant (HCC), Information, Interpretation (Verbal communication). SHT5002.
<4> Burleigh, G R, 1993, Land to the rear of The Fox public house, Pirton, Herts: recommendations of the Keeper of Field Archaeology as a result of the archaeological field evaluation, RNO 635 (Report). SHT1306.
<5> Information from Gil Burleigh, November 2016 (Unpublished document). SHT5577.
Sources and further reading
| <1> | Report: Fenton, Penny. 1993. An archaeological evaluation of land to the rear of The Fox public house, Pirton, Hertfordshire. field evaluation. RNO 109. |
| <2> | Report: Fenton, Penny. 1995. Land to the rear of The Fox public house, Pirton, Hertfordshire; archaeological excavation interim summary. field excavation. RNO 94. |
| <3> | Verbal communication: Stewart Bryant (HCC). Information. Interpretation. |
| <4> | Report: Burleigh, G R. 1993. Land to the rear of The Fox public house, Pirton, Herts: recommendations of the Keeper of Field Archaeology as a result of the archaeological field evaluation. archaeological recommendation. RNO 635. |
| <5> | Unpublished document: Information from Gil Burleigh. November 2016. |
Related records
| 16620 | Part of: PIRTON VILLAGE (Place) |
| 9677 | Related to: SAXO-NORMAN CEMETERY AND POSSIBLE CHURCH, PIRTON (Monument) |
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