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| HER Number: | MSH3387 |
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| Type of Record: | Monument element |
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| Name: | Upper Bugle Street - site of castle motte ditch (part) |
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| Grid Reference: | SU 4188 1140 |
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| Map: | Show location on Streetmap |
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Summary
The north side of the castle ditch was found during an archaeological excavation on the east side of Upper Bugle Street in 1953 (SOU 130, Site 1 - Upper Bugle Street). This was probably part of the castle motte ditch. Only the upper deposits were excavated, the ditch side being confirmed by boreholes. (See MSH3403 for parent record for the entire castle motte ditch.)
Protected Status: None recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old Southampton SMR No/Backup file: SU 4111 SE 72
Monument Type(s):
- CASTLE (Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1618 AD)
- DITCH (Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1618 AD)
Full description
SOU 130 (Site 1, Upper Bugle Street) (Excavation on the east side of Upper Bugle Street in 1953):
[1] in [2]: The ground level had been reduced to the natural gravel in the modern period. In the southern trench (trench 2) north of Roman Street (now Hamtun Street - IP), the north side of the castle's south bailey ditch* was found. This was part-excavated, and the black fill contained 14th to early 16th century pottery, and medieval roof and floor tiles. Boreholes indicated a steep slope falling towards the south.
* Alternatively, this could be part of the castle motte ditch. SCC HER
Sources / Further Reading
| [1] | SSH1015 - Bibliographic reference: MR Maitland Muller with DM Waterman. 1975. The Excavations, 1953 - 1955.. P&CS: Excavs in Med Soton 1953-69, Vol 1. pp 127 (figure 33), 129, 130 (figure 34) |
| [2] | SSH508 - Monograph: C Platt and R Coleman-Smith et al. 1975. Excavations in Medieval Southampton 1953 - 1969, Vol 1: The Excavation Reports. |
Associated Finds: None recorded
Associated Events
- ESH130 - Excavation on the east side of Upper Bugle Street in 1953 (Ref: SOU 130)
Related records
| MSH3403 | Child of: Southampton Castle - Motte Ditch |
Associated Links: None recorded
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