Any Questions? Please try here first
If you have any comments or new information about this record, please email us.
| Name: | Oak and birch revetment at Fobney Street, Reading, Berkshire |
|---|
| HER Number: | 02113.19.000 |
|---|
| Record Type: | Monument |
|---|
Summary
A birch and oak stake revetment was found during an archaeological evaluation of Fobney Street in Reading.
Monument Type(s):
- REVETMENT (Medieval to Post Medieval - 1430 AD to 1630 AD) + Sci.Date
Description
Seven radically-split post, faces averaging 0.08-0.10m, lengths between 1.50-2m, set into a wide construction trench backfilled with large quarried chalk blocks. On most of the stakes the bark remains intact <1>. Identical radiocarbon dates of AD 1430-1630 were obtained from an oak post 3006 (Har-8555; 400 ±70 BP and a beech post 3015 (Har-8557; 400±70 BP) <2>.
<1> Trust for Wessex Archaeology, 1986, Fobney Street, Reading - Interim Report (Bibliographic reference). SRD9935.
<2> Hawkes J.W and Fasham P.J, 1997, Excavations on Reading Waterfront Sites 1979-1988, Pages 55-58 (Bibliographic reference). SRD12596.
Sources
| <1> | Trust for Wessex Archaeology. 1986. Fobney Street, Reading - Interim Report. [Bibliographic reference / SRD9935] |
| <2> | Hawkes J.W and Fasham P.J. 1997. Excavations on Reading Waterfront Sites 1979-1988. Pages 55-58. [Bibliographic reference / SRD12596] |
Associated Events:
| ERD50 | Reading Waterfront - Fobney Street, Reading (Ref: W152) |
Associated Monuments
| MRD3958 | Oak post and plank revetment- Fobney Street, Reading, Berkshire (Monument) |
| MRD3917 | Medieval Reading (Monument) |
| MRD15605 | Reading Waterfront - Chalk bank and revetments, Fobney Street, Reading, Berkshire (Monument) |
Associated Finds:
NoneSearch results generated by the HBSMR Gateway from exeGesIS SDM Ltd.