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| HER Number | MWB22960 |
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| Record Type | Monument |
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| Name | Site of a well at East Gate Cottage, Hamstead Marshall |
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Summary
A possibly medieval well with in situ wooden frame observed during a watching brief in 2013-14
Associated Legal Designations or Protected Status
- Registered Park or Garden (II) 1000525: Hamstead Marshall Park
Monument Type(s):
- WELL (11th century to Late 19th century - 1001 AD? to 1900 AD?)
Full Description
During a watching brief at East Gate Cottage in 2013-14 <1>, a cut (5) for a well containing wooden framing (64) was observed. The upper part was 2m below the base of the made ground and the widest part of the cut was 1.6m. The cut was roughly rectangular and the wooden framework appeared to have originally been 0.7m square. Within the frame was a backfill containing a piece of white china and outside it, within its original cut, was a sherd of medieval pottery, which dated it to no earlier than the 11th century. The well was the only possibly medieval feature identified during the watching brief.
Sources and further reading
| <01> | Thames Valley Archaeological Services. 2014. East Gate Cottage, Craven Hill, Hamstead Marshall, West Berkshire - An Archaeological Watching Brief. Site Code EGC11/42. WBC Network. https://doi.org/10.5284/1051799. [Unpublished document / SWB148884]
https://doi.org/10.5284/1051799 (Accessed on 17/05/2019) |
| <02> | Landmark. 1872-85. Digital Ordnance Survey Mapping Epoch 1, 1:2500 (25 inch). Digital. 1:2500. Not marked. [Map / SWB14341] |
Related Monuments
| MWB6291 | Hamstead Marshall Gardens (Monument) |
| MWB22959 | Culvert features at East Gate Cottage, Hamstead Marshall (Monument) |
| MWB19589 | Features at East Gate Cottage, Hamstead Marshall (Monument) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
| EWB1453 | East Gate Cottage, Craven Hill, Hamstead Marshall - An Archaeological Watching Brief (Ref: Site Code EGC11/42) |
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