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| HER Number: | MSH2854 |
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| Type of Record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Houndwell Park - Line of Canal |
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| Grid Reference: | SU 4219 1185 |
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| Map: | Show location on Streetmap |
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Summary
The 19th century backfill of a former canal was found during an archaeological watching brief on test pits at the Houndwell Park Play Area in 2007 (SOU 1420).
Protected Status: None recorded
Other Statuses/Codes: None Recorded
Monument Type(s):
- CANAL (Post Medieval - 1790 AD to 1844 AD)
Full description
SOU 1420 (watching brief on test pits at the Houndwell Park Play Area in 2007):
[1]: Trench 1 (figs 2 and 4) cut the 19th century backfill of a disused canal. (The canal was dug in the 1790s. It was filled in during the 1840s. The line of the canal is shown on the 1846 map. See fig 2.)
Sources / Further Reading
| [1] | SSH2536 - Archaeological Report: PR Cottrell. 2007. Archaeological watching brief at Houndwell Park Play Area, Southampton.. SOU 1420. |
Associated Finds: None recorded
Associated Events
- ESH1773 - Watching Brief on Test Pits at Houndwell Park Play Area in 2007 (Ref: SOU 1420)
Related records
| MSH622 | Child of: Site of canal to the east of the town walls and in Houndwell Park |
Associated Links: None recorded
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