Monument record MDO19358 - Staggs, Christchurch (site X12); structure S3
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Summary
Excavations in the tenement strip at the rear of the High Street frontage, Staggs site (X12) Christchurch, during 1976, revealed evidence for a timber structure [S3]. This was a rectangular structure 7.4m long and 2.0m wide of post construction probably formed by 18 post holes averaging 0.2m deep. Six sherds from three post holes suggest a 14th-15th century date.
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Full Description
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 timber structure [S3]. This was a rectangular structure 7.4m long and 2.0m wide of post construction probably formed by 18 post holes averaging 0.2m deep, the corner posts being [377, 355, 379, 368]. Six sherds from three post holes suggest a 14th-15th century date.
The plan is partly symmetrical and suggests a small structure. It is possible to speculate that the post holes form a part, possibly the cross passage, of a larger structure but there is insufficient evidence for further comment.
The central area of the site formed a separate plot in the medieval period for which the structures [S2-3] were the main features.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SZ 15874 92870 (7m by 5m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SZ19SE |
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Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: MDO19356
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SZ 19 SE 93
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 884732
Record last edited
Nov 3 2023 12:29PM