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| HER Number | MWB6722 |
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| Record Type | Monument |
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| Name | St Mary's Church, Shaw - ditch |
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Summary
Medieval ditch on a south-east to north-west alignment containing late 12th-13th pottery; probable post-medieval human remains also uncovered in the graveyard
Associated Legal Designations or Protected Status
- Conservation Area: Shaw House and St Mary's Church, Shaw
- Registered Park or Garden (II) 1001446: Shaw House
Other Statuses and Cross-References
- Berkshire SMR No. (pre 2000): 03466.01.100
- National Monuments Record No.: SU 46 NE 319
SU 47493 68287
Monument Type(s):
- DITCH (12th century to 13th century - 1101 AD to 1300 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1900 AD?)
Full Description
Medieval ditch uncovered during fieldwork in 1995. The ditch contained 34 sherds of late 12th to late 13th century pottery. The ditch was located in three separate trenches and was on a south-east to north-west alignment <1>.
Three groups of human remains were also uncovered during the excavation, two probably from in-situ graves and one disarticulated skull, probably previously disturbed. Due to post-mortem damage they were difficult to sex or age, but seemed likely to be post-medieval in date. However, a postgraduate thesis mentions the human remains in a gazetteer of early medieval sites <2>.
Sources and further reading
| <01> | Thames Valley Archaeological Services. 1995. St. Mary's Church, Shaw cum Donnington, Nr Newbury, Berkshire. WBC Network. [Unpublished document / SWB12336] |
| <02> | Cherryson, A K. 2005. In the Shadow of the Church - Burial practices in the Wessex heartlands c.600-1100 AD. p11-12. [Unpublished document / SWB147403]
http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/10321/ (Accessed 02/11/2016) |
Related Monuments
| MWB22833 | Churchyard of St Mary's Church, Shaw (Landscape) |
| MWB15846 | SHAW VILLAGE - general location (Place) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
| EWB469 | St Mary's Church, Shaw-cum-Donnington 1995 (Ref: Site code SMCD 95) |
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