Monument record MDO23195 - Medieval rubbish pit, Crown Hotel, The Square, Wimborne Minster

A rubbish pit of twelfth to thirteenth-century date.

'Excavations on the site of the Crown Hotel to the north of The Square and on East Borough failed to define any town circuit here or any evidence for occupation prior to the 13th century. A series of stone footings, probably 15th century in date, for medium-sized rectangular buildings and an oven that was rebuilt at least twice were found on The Square frontage … Rubbish pits of 13th to 15th century date were found below this series of buildings; no evidence for earlier occupation was found.' (1) 'A sequence of medieval occupation was identified on the Market Square frontage … Two 12th-/13th-century rubbbish pits, 61 and 81, were the earliest features.' (2)(3) Excavations carried out in 1979 identified 12th century pits within the frontage of the Market Square and remains of 13th/14th century buildings dated to the 13th and 14th century. Three substantial boundary ditches, possibly delineating burgage plots, were also discovered. <2>

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Jan 16 2024 4:42PM