Monument record MDO29825 - Medieval activity beneath 8 Gold Hill, Shaftesbury

Some evidence for medieval activity was found beneath the floor of 8 Gold Hill, Shaftesbury during excavations undertaken by the Shaftesbury and District Archaeological Group in 1984. The evidence comprised a series thin occupation layers of ash, charcoal, mortar, Greensand and charcoal. A single rim sherd of medieval pottery was recovered.

Limited excavation within the interior of No. 8 Gold Hill undertaken by the Shaftesbury and District Archaeological Group in 1984 revealed traces of medieval activity beneath an early post-medieval building. The evidence comprised a series thin occupation layers comprising ash, charcoal, mortar, Greensand and charcoal. A single rim sherd of medieval pottery was recovered. The precise form of the medieval activity is difficult to determine from the limited amount of evidence recovered. (1)

Cox, Margaret, 1986, Excavations within No. 8 Gold Hill, Shaftesbury, Dorset. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society (Article in serial). SDO11550.

<1> Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 1985, Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1984, 124 (Serial). SDO84.

<1> Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 1986, Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1985, 47-54 (Serial). SDO85.

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