Record Details
MonUID: | MST11565 |
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HER Number: | 50452 |
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Type of record: | Building |
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Name: | Chapel of St Peter, Tutbury Castle |
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Summary
The excavated remains of a 12th century chapel at Tutbury Castle. The remains of the chapel are included in the Listing and Scheduling of Tutbury Castle.
Monument Type(s):
- CHAPEL (Norman - 1100 AD to 1199 AD)
Associated Events:
- EST1697 - A Programme of Archaeological Work at Tutbury Castle, May to June 2006. (NRHE Name - Land at Tutbury Castle) (Ref: PN:1407 / Report No. 1407)
Protected Status:
- Listed Building (I) 0171/04/002: The Castle
- Scheduled Monument 1006112: Tutbury Castle
Full description
After the original earthwork phase at Tutbury (PRN 00040) there were several stone structural phases including a late 12th century stone chapel comprising of nave and chancel. <1> <2>
Actual archaeological work within the castle prior to that of 1986-88 is limited to the excavation of the Chapel of St Peter in the 1950s. The foundations are still visible but no records of the work could be traced. In 1174 the castle was besieged by Henry II and possibly destroyed at that time. It was then rebuilt and the structure in the middle of the bailey, excavated by R Somerville in 1955 probably belongs to this period. <7>
A trench was opened just to the west of the chapel in the third season of archaeological work by Birmingham Archaeology in 2006. The trench, which was excavated to a depth of 1.06 metres below ground level, revealed a sequence of silty clay layers, making up what appeared to be, in its later stages, an open area. Roughly in the centre of the excavated area, built on a base of tightly packed cobbles, was a low rectangular structure constructed of two courses of coursed and dressed masonry, apparently reused, with a chamfer around the upper edge. The general appearance of the structure was similar to that of a sepulchral raised slab, but the feature is tentatively interpreted as a plinth for a monument of some kind. Other aspects of interest included a possible hearth and surrounding burnt area, and, just within the northwest corner of the excavated area, a rubble foundation, probably a plinth for a timber framed building. Most of the features are likely to be of post-medieval date. (LH, 1-Aug-2007) <8>
Sources and further reading
<1> | SST3818 - Scientific/Specialist Report: Dr D. A. Higgins (University College, Northampton). 2000. Clay Tobacco Pipes from Excavations at Tutbury Castle, Staffordshire, 1986-88. |
<1> | SST390 - Index: Ordnance Survey. See cards. Ordnance Survey Card Index. SK 22 NW - 2p - (R. Somerville Clerk to the Council of Duchy of Lancaster - Letter - 27-03-1958). |
<2> | SST2812 - Drawn: Unknown. 1984 (?). Tutbury Castle - Annotated Plan. Paper. Re-Survey. |
<3> | SST144 - Aerial Photograph: National Monument Record. 1970s-1980s. National Monument Record Aerial Photograph Collection. Black and White. Oblique. AA50:2845-2855. |
<4> | SST1963 - Photographic: Staffordshire County Council. 1960s onward. Staffordshire County Council Photographic Collection. various. 201-219:60. |
<5> | SST1963 - Photographic: Staffordshire County Council. 1960s onward. Staffordshire County Council Photographic Collection. various. 699-66:15-68. |
<6> | SST390 - Index: Ordnance Survey. See cards. Ordnance Survey Card Index. SK 22 NW - 2 (P). |
<7> | SST3817 - Excavation Report: C. M. Welch (Staffordshire County Council). 1992. Tutbury Castle: Summary of Archaeological Work 1986-88. |
<8> | SST4288 - Excavation Report: Chris Hewitson and Mark Kincey (Birmingham Archaeology). 2007. Tutbury Castle, Staffordshire: A Programme of Archaeological Work, 2006. Page 1. |
Related records
00041 | Part of: Tutbury Castle (Monument) |
00040 | Part of: Tutbury Castle Motte and Bailey (Monument) |
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