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Monument details
HER Number: | TR 35 NW 209 |
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Type of record: | Findspot |
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Name: | Medieval pits and pottery found at 39 High St,Sandwich |
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Summary
A watching brief carried out in 1997 found medieval and post medieval pits and pottery.
Grid Reference: | TR 3320 5811 |
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Map Sheet: | TR35NW |
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Parish: | SANDWICH, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (POTTERY, Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- PIT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- PIT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds
- SHERD (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Full description
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MD pottery found in trench at rear of No. 39 High St., Sandwich. This produced 14 fragments of peg - tile, 13 pot sherds, 1 fragment of early yellow brick, 6 pieces of bone and an oyster shell. The pottery is of MD date, AD 1350 - 1450. Sherds of imported ware, saintonge and Langewehe, have also been found. The site suggests no pre-C14 activity, as no structural remains were recorded and by the dating of finds.(1)
<1> Dover Archaeological Group, 1997, Watching brief, 39 High Street, Sandwich, 1997 (Unpublished document). SKE54708.
Sources and further reading
Cross-ref.
| Source description | <1> | Unpublished document: Dover Archaeological Group. 1997. Watching brief, 39 High Street, Sandwich, 1997. |