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| HER Number: | MSH1356 |
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| Type of Record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Saxon Gate on Back of the Walls - The Eastern Town Rampart |
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| Grid Reference: | SU 4215 1143 |
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| Map: | Show location on Streetmap |
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Summary
A part of the eastern town rampart was excavated on the former Supreme Warehouse site (now Saxon Gate offices) on Back of the Walls in 1989 (SOU 397).
Protected Status: None recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old Southampton SMR No/Backup file: SU 4211 SW 31
Monument Type(s):
- RAMPART (Medieval - 1200 AD? to 1539 AD?)
Full description
[1] SOU 397 Trench 1: The "brickearth rampart" survived to a height of 1.1m, the top having been removed by levelling in the 19th century. The rampart overlay a layer containing 12th/13th century pottery (for which see separate record).
IP 27/12/02: The exact location of this surviving bit of rampart is not mentioned in sources used to compile this record.
[5]: Trench 1. Soil deposits forming the rampart overlaid and sealed Phase 3 (pre-town defences) soils, and survived to a height of 5.72m OD. Truncated by 19th century development. (Location shown on annotated plan.)
Sources / Further Reading
| [1] | SSH712 - Serial: Morton, AD (ed), SCC. 1990. Annual Report of the Southampton Archaeological & Heritage Management Section 1990. p 39 - 40 |
| [2] | SSH792 - Serial: M Hughes (ed), Hampshire County Council. 1990. Archaeology in Hampshire Annual Report for 1989. p 35 |
| [3] | SSH828 - Serial: The Society for Medieval Archaeology. 1990. Medieval Archaeology, Vol 34, 1990 (for 1989). p 187 |
| [4] | SSH1008 - Excavation archive: Excavation and Watching Brief Archive for SOU 397. |
| [5] | SSH2109 - Archaeological Report: TS Robey and P Cottrell. 2001. The Supreme Warehouse Site, Back of the Walls, Southampton: An Archaeological Evaluation.. SOU 397. |
Associated Finds: None recorded
Associated Events
- ESH397 - Evaluation Excavation at the Supreme Warehouse on Back of the Walls in 1989 (Ref: SOU 397)
Related records
| MSH63 | Child of: Town Defences - the town rampart |
| MSH1303 | Peer (All Groups): Saxon Gate on Back of the Walls - the eastern Inner Town Ditch |
| MSH1355 | Peer (Chronological): Saxon Gate on Back of the Walls - Evidence Pre-Dating the Town Defences |
Associated Links: None recorded
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