Monument record MDO19359 - Staggs, Christchurch (site X12); structure S2

Excavations in the tenement strip at the rear of the High Street frontage, Staggs site (X12) Christchurch, during 1976, revealed evidence for a structure [S2] in the central of the site. This comprised a rectangular timber structure 3.6m wide and at least 4.8m long. One wall consisted of a post trench [204] with seven post-holes, with further post holes indicating the extent of the structure. 13 15th century sherds were recovered from slot [204].

K. Jarvis directed excavations in the tenement strip at the rear of the High Street frontage, Staggs site (X12) Christchurch, during 1976. The results were subsequently published as a short note in DNHAS monograph 5 (1).

The excavations revealed evidence for a structure [S2] in the central of the site. This comprised a rectangular timber structure 3.6m wide and at least 4.8m long. One wall consisted of a post trench [204] with seven post-holes. Three large post holes [188, 262 &192] with smaller post holes [357, 366 & 510] may indicate the extent of the structure, although several alternatives exist. One would include the slot [216] and exclude post hole [262].

This structure is attributed to the 15th century on the basis of 13 sherds, including 2 rims, from slot [204], and three not closely datable sherds from [192].

The central area of the site formed a separate plot in the medieval period for which the structures [S2-3] were the main features.

National Record of the Historic Environment, 884732 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

<1> Jarvis, K S, 1983, Excavations in Christchurch 1969-80, 42-49 (Monograph). SWX4028.

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