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Name: Cesspits at Jennings Yard, Windsor, Berkshire
HER Number: 00136.60.368
Record Type: Monument

Grid Reference: SU 967 771
Administrative Area/Parish:Windsor, Windsor And Maidenhead, Berkshire
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Summary

Cesspit found by gap in garderobe wall, presumably faecal material was raked into it.

Monument Type(s):

  • CESS PIT (Medieval - 1101 AD to 1300 AD)

Description

Cesspit found by gap in garderobe wall, presumably faecal material was raked into it. A second cesspit was located nearby. Analysis of primary cess produced a few fragments of mineralised grass or cereal <1>.


<1> Hawkes, J.W and Heaton, M.J, 1993, Jennings Yard, Windsor - A Closed-Shaft Garderobe and Associated Medieval Structures (Bibliographic reference). SRW12342.

Sources

<1>Hawkes, J.W and Heaton, M.J. 1993. Jennings Yard, Windsor - A Closed-Shaft Garderobe and Associated Medieval Structures. [Bibliographic reference / SRW12342]

Associated Events:

ERM802Jennings Yard, Windsor (Ref: W145)
ERM803Jennings Yard, Windsor (Ref: W199)

Associated Monuments

MRW6609Multi-period site at Jennings Yard, Windsor, Berkshire (Monument)

Associated Finds:

  • None

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