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| HER Number: | MSH3392 |
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| Type of Record: | Monument element |
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| Name: | Castle House, Lansdowne Hill - possible part of former castle curtain wall |
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| Grid Reference: | SU 4189 1140 |
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| Map: | Show location on Streetmap |
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Summary
A robber trench was found during an archaeological excavation at Lansdowne Hill in 1959 and 1960 (SOU 145 - Site 1, The castle mound, Trench A). It may have been associated with the curtain wall on the former castle motte. (See MSH3421 for buildings on castle motte.)
Protected Status: None recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old Southampton SMR No/Backup file: SU 4111 SE 85
Monument Type(s):
- CASTLE (Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1618 AD)
- CURTAIN WALL? (Built, Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD)
- ROBBER TRENCH (robbed, Post Medieval - 1600 AD to 1799 AD)
Full description
SOU 145 (Site 1, The castle mound) (excavation and watching brief at Lansdowne Hill in 1959 and 1960):
[1] in [2]: A robber trench was found in Trench A (figures 54 & 55). It may have been associated with the motte/curtain wall. The trench was probably robbed in the 17th or 18th century. See figure 54 for suggested line of demolished part of castle curtain wall. (Another robber trench was found in Trench E. See separate record.)
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 |
Associated Finds: None recorded
Associated Events
- ESH145 - Excavation and Watching Bief at Lansdowne Hill (Castle Mound) in 1959 and 1960 (Ref: SOU 145)
Related records
| MSH3421 | Child of: Southampton Castle - buildings and other structures on the motte |
Associated Links: None recorded
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