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| HER Number: | MSH3398 |
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| Type of Record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Maddison Street (West Side) - part of castle bailey bank |
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| Grid Reference: | SU 4187 1152 |
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| Map: | Show location on Streetmap |
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Summary
The rampart bank of the castle bailey was revealed during an archaeological excavation in Maddison Street 1980/1981, just inside the surviving castle bailey wall (SOU 29). Dating evidence suggested the rampart was constructed in the 12th or 13th century.
Protected Status: None recorded
Other References/Statuses
- HER backup file (new series): SOU 29 etc
- Old Southampton SMR No/Backup file: SU 4111 SE 3 (M) also SU 4111 NE 11
Monument Type(s):
- CASTLE (Built, Medieval - 1100 AD to 1250 AD)
- RAMPART (Built, Medieval - 1100 AD to 1250 AD)
Full description
SOU 29 (Excavation in Maddison Street 1980/1981):
[1] in [2]: The truncated remains of the rampart of the northern castle bailey were excavated to the south of the bailey curtain wall (Phase 3C) (see figure 21, figure 23). All of the pottery found within the rampart was of 12th century date, excepting some presumably intrusive late 13th/early 14th century sherds. The 12th century pottery may have been residual. The rampart could therefore be of 12th or 13th century date. The rampart may be the original northern boundary of the bailey, or represent a later northern extension of the bailey.
Sources / Further Reading
| [1] | SSH1888 - Article in monograph: SR Smith and J Oxley. 1986. SOU 29 (Maddison Street).. Oxley, 1986: Excavs at Soton Castle, 47-77. (pp 47 - 77, etc in same volume) |
| [2] | SSH516 - Monograph: J Oxley (ed). 1986. Excavations at Southampton Castle. Southampton Archaeological Monograph 3. |
Associated Finds: None recorded
Associated Events
- ESH29 - Excavation in Maddison Street in 1980 and 1981 (Ref: SOU 29)
Related records
| MSH605 | Child of: Southampton Castle - site of the outer bailey bank or rampart |
Associated Links: None recorded
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