Monument record MDO3904 - Medieval settlement, Chantry Fields, Gillingham
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Summary
A formerly extensive area of earthworks on the west side of Chantry Fields, Gillingham, has been shown by a number of excavations to represent a medieval suburb or settlement associated with Gillingham. The earthworks have now largely been built over by housing, the Gillingham by-pass and Waitrose Supermarket car park.
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Full Description
The earthworks at Chantry Farm Gillingham were surveyed by the RCHME in October 1990, subsequent to the excavation by Wessex Archaeology of test pits along the line of a proposed road across the site.
The earthworks appear to represent the remains of several raised building platforms of medieval date lying to the NE of the surveyed area. These are defined and interconnected by a loosely gridded pattern of ditches and holloways, which may have served both to provide access to and drainage from the structures, reminiscent of the layout of many clayland villages in the midlands. (10)
Sources/Archives (17)
- <1> SDO193 Unpublished document: Heaton, M. 1990. Gillingham Relief Road, Gillingham, Dorset. Archaeological Assessment..
- <2> SDO219 Unpublished document: Heaton, M and Smith, R. 1991. Waitrose Site, Chantry Fields, Gillingham, Dorset. Archaeological Assessment..
- <3> SDO220 Unpublished document: Heaton, M and Smith, R. 1991. Chantry Farm, Gillingham, Dorset. Archaeological Assessment.
- <4> SDO11462 Article in serial: Wessex Archaeology. 1995. Chantry Fields, Gillingham; Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 117.
- <4> SDO11463 Article in serial: Heaton, M. 1995. Two Mid-Saxon Grain-driers and Later Medieval Features at Chantry Fields, Gillingham, Dorset; Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 114.
- <5> SDO11458 Unpublished document: Lovell, J. 1996. Chantry Fields, Gillingham, Dorset. Archaeological Excavation..
- <6> SDO11455 Unpublished document: Valentin J. 1998. The Archaeological Evaluation of the Proposed Extension to the Existing Car Park at the Waitrose Supermarket, Gillingham, Dorset.
- <7> SDO11449 Unpublished document: Valentin, J and Robinson, S. 2000. An archaeological excavation in advance of the car park extension at Waitrose Supermarket, Chantry Fields, Gillingham, Dorset.
- <8> SDO11451 Article in serial: Valentin J and Robinson S. 2001. A Medieval Site in Gillingham, Dorset: further excavations at Chantry Fields 1999; Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 123.
- <9> SDO11427 Unpublished document: Heaton, M. 2005. Chantry Farm, Gillingham, Dorset; Archaeological Evaluation June 2005.
- <10> SDO17646 Unpublished document: McOmish, D. Field Investigators comments DMcO. F1 D McOmish 29-JUN-1993.
- <11> SDO14738 Index: Historic England. Historic England Archive. 832679 Chantry Farm, Gillingham/ink survey.
- <12> SDO14738 Index: Historic England. Historic England Archive. 915532 Chantry Farm, Gillingham/pencil survey.
- <13> SDO14738 Index: Historic England. Historic England Archive. 918730 Chantry Farm, OS detail and extent of nettles/ink survey.
- <14> SDO14738 Index: Historic England. Historic England Archive. 918868 Chantry Farm.
- <15> SDO14738 Index: Historic England. Historic England Archive. AF0832677 RCHME: Chantry Farm, Gillingham, Dorset.
- <16> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 963005.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (9)
- Event - Intervention: Chantry Farm, Gillingham; evaluation 2005 (EDO5347)
- Event - Intervention: Chantry Fields, Chantry Farm, Gillingham; evaluation 1991 (EDO319)
- Event - Survey: Chantry Fields, Gillingham; earthwork survey 1989-90 (EDO5363)
- Event - Intervention: Chantry Fields, Gillingham; evaluation 1995-1996 (EDO5362)
- Event - Intervention: Gillingham Relief Road, Gillingham; excavation 1990 (EDO5365)
- Event - Intervention: Waitrose Car Park Extension, Chantry Fields, Gillingham; excavation 1999 (EDO5360)
- Event - Intervention: Waitrose Supermarket car park extension; evaluation 1998 (EDO5361)
- Event - Intervention: Waitrose Supermarket Site, Chantry Fields, Gillingham; evaluation 1991 (EDO5364)
- Event - Intervention: Waitrose Supermarket Site, Chantry Fields, Gillingham; excavation 1991-92 (EDO185)
Location
| Grid reference | Centred ST 8057 2634 (126m by 178m) Centred on |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST82NW |
| Civil Parish | Gillingham; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 020 124 B
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 82 NW 40
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 963005
Record last edited
Feb 15 2022 11:15AM