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The Archaeology of Wallingford Castle: a summary of the current state of knowledge
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posted on 2016-03-15, 10:28 authored by Neil J. Christie, O. CreightonWallingford Castle survives as a complex suite of multiphase
earthworks, with minimal upstanding remains,
sealing a deeply stratified sequence stretching back to
the late Anglo-Saxon period. Following antiquarian-style
investigations in the 19th century, large-scale excavation
on the North Gate site in the 1970s demonstrated how
the castle expanded over the Saxo-Norman town; work
in the Middle Bailey in the 1970s revealed a cob-built
kitchen; and piecemeal developer-funded archaeology
since the 1990s has evaluated small areas of the motte,
bailey and surrounding area. In the 2000s the Wallingford
Burh to Borough Research Project conducted largescale
topographical and geophysical surveys and carried
out targeted excavation within the inner bailey, on the
‘barbican’ area, in the Castle Meadows, and in the Queen’s
Arbour. When synthesized and evaluated alongside the
documentary sources, this rich archaeological record
transforms our understanding of the castle’s form, and
development; its place within Wallingford’s overall urban
story and in the development of the hinterland; and can
help us engage with medieval experiences and perceptions
of these spaces and places.
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Christie, NJ;Creighton, O, The Archaeology of Wallingford Castle: a summary of the current state of knowledge, ed. Keats-Rohan, K;Christie, N;Roffe, D, 'Wallingford: The Castle and the Town in Context', 621, Archaeopress, 2015, pp. 9-19Author affiliation
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