The excavations

Abstract

An account of the archaeological methodology is followed by a description of the results. Five phases have been identified based on stratigraphy and dating of specific artefacts, primarily pottery. Finds and environmental evidence are integrated into the descriptive text. The phases are as follows: phase 1 - on the edge of urban development, 11-14th centuries; phase 2 - medieval ditch, 14th-15th centuries; phase 3 - 15th-century midden deposits; phase 4 - 16th-17th century occupation, most notably a coopered barrel and a culvert; phase 5 - 18th-20th century buildings.