| HER Number (PRN): | 34960 |
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| Name: | Anglo-Saxon pit, excavated in the inner bailey of Shrewsbury Castle |
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| Type of Record: | Monument |
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Protected Status: | None recorded |
Monument Type(s):
- PIT (Late Saxon - 800 AD to 1066 AD)
Summary
A pit located during excavation in the inner bailey of Shrewsbury castle, containing late pre-Conquest pottery and a fragment of worked bone.
| Parish: | Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury and Atcham, Shropshire |
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| Map Sheet: | SJ41SE |
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| Grid Reference: | SJ 49451 12860 |
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Related records
| 62507 | Part of: Shrewsbury Castle, inner bailey (Monument) |
Associated Finds
- FSA2660 - SHERD (Late Saxon - 800 AD to 1066 AD)
- FSA2661 - WORKED OBJECT (Late Saxon - 800 AD to 1066 AD)
Associated Events
- ESA9184 - 2019 excavation in the inner bailey of Shrewsbury Castle by Nigel Baker
Description
A pit located during excavation in the inner bailey of Shrewsbury castle, containing late pre-Conquest pottery and a fragment of worked bone. The late Saxon pottery consisted of Stafford ware and an oolitic ware made in Gloucester. A piece of rib bone 3.5cms long with incised cross-hatched decoration was also recovered from the lower fill of the pit, suggested as a fragment of a knife handle or comb. <1>
Sources
| [01] | SSA31227 - Excavation report: Baker Nigel J. 2020. An excavation in the inner bailey of Shrewsbury Castle. Nigel Baker Rep. |
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 12 2020 5:08PM |
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