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| HER Number: | MSH3391 |
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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 inner edge of the castle ditch was observed during an archaeological watching brief on the north corner of Upper Bugle Street and Roman Street in 1959 and 1960 (SOU 145 - Site 1, The castle mound, Trench F, and SOU 609). (Roman Street no longer exists.) (See MSH3403 for parent record for the entire castle motte ditch.)
Protected Status: None recorded
Other References/Statuses
- HER backup file (new series): SOU 609 Paper and digital, etc - not yet LibraryLinked
- Old Southampton SMR No/Backup file: SU 4111 SE 144
- Old Southampton SMR No/Backup file: SU 4111 SE 85
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 145 (Site 1, The castle mound) (excavation and watching brief at Lansdowne Hill in 1959 and 1960):
[1] in [2] (see also [3]): The inner edge of the castle ditch was observed in Trench F area during the watching brief stage of the work (see figure 54, which shows Trench F and the ditch edge on the NE corner of Upper Bugle Street and Roman Street).
SOU 609 (Watching Brief on Lansdowne Hill between 1960 and 1962):
IP 6/6/97: This site to some extent overlaps with SOU 145 above.
Inner edge of the castle ditch ([4] p180, [5][6]), and a fragment of stone wall ([5][6]), on the corner of Upper Bugle Street and Roman Street.
Sources / Further Reading
| [1] | SSH1018 - Bibliographic reference: FA Aberg. 1975. The Excavations, 1959 - 1961.. P&CS: Excavs in Med Soton 1953-69, Vol 1. Site 1, The castle mound. pp 176 - 181 (incl figures 54, 55) |
| [2] | SSH508 - Monograph: C Platt and R Coleman-Smith et al. 1975. Excavations in Medieval Southampton 1953 - 1969, Vol 1: The Excavation Reports. |
| [3] | SSH711 - Serial: The Society for Medieval Archaeology. 1960. Medieval Archaeology, Vol 4, 1960 (for 1959). p 146 |
| [4] | SSH1018 - Bibliographic reference: FA Aberg. 1975. The Excavations, 1959 - 1961.. P&CS: Excavs in Med Soton 1953-69, Vol 1. pp 176 - 181 (incl figures 54, 55) |
| [5] | SSH574 - Excavation archive: A Aberg. 1958-62. Aberg's Building Sites Notebook 1958-62. |
| [6] | SSH575 - Excavation archive: A Aberg. Aberg's Weekly Reports. Various (copies in BU file) |
Associated Finds: None recorded
Associated Events
- ESH145 - Excavation and Watching Bief at Lansdowne Hill (Castle Mound) in 1959 and 1960 (Ref: SOU 145)
- ESH609 - Watching Brief on Lansdowne Hill between 1960 and 1962 (Ref: SOU 609)
Related records
| MSH3403 | Child of: Southampton Castle - Motte Ditch |
Associated Links: None recorded
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