16 South Street, Leominster, Herefordshire: archaeological monitoring and building recording
Monitoring behind 16 South Street recorded limited disturbance and an unmortared stone wall of unknown date, probably a property boundary. This supports documentary and cartographic evidence for medieval occupation along the street.
No public image is currently linked to this place.
What this record tells us
In April 2003 Archenfield Archaeology conducted archaeological monitoring on a site to the rear of number 16 South Street. South Street, formerly ''In Vico versus Hereford'', is believed to have been burgaged by the Prior of Leominster as part of the creation of the town in the 12th century. The disturbance to the site was limited to the new foundations and few features were observed. The most significant of these was an unmortared stone wall of unknown date which appeared to be a property boundary running at 90° to the street. This tends to support the evidence from cartographic and documentary evidence that the site was occupied in the medieval period. Woolhope Club summary, Archaeology, 2002, pp. 390-391: Shallow groundworks exposed few features, including an unmortared stone wall of unknown date running across the plot as a possible boundary. The quantity of medieval pottery supported the site's position within the medieval town and suggested that deeper excavation would probably reveal medieval features.
How this record is evidenced
The investigation details are drawn from Archaeology Data Service; the original publication or report remains the authoritative source.
The clean title and short public summary have been prepared by Leominster Heritage and remain separate from the wording of the source record.
The open questions below identify the details that have not yet been securely established.
Map location
Loading map…
16 South Street, Leominster, Herefordshire: archaeological monitoring and building recording
Fieldwork report · 2016
Monitoring behind 16 South Street recorded limited disturbance and an unmortared stone wall of unknown date, probably a property boundary. This supports documentary and cartographic evidence for medieval occupation along the street.
Source and further reading
The source record retains the full reference, report or designation information from which this public entry was prepared.
View the original sourceOpen questions
- Who prepared the original report, and can its full bibliographic details be confirmed?
HELP IMPROVE THIS RECORD
Can you add a date, source, photograph or correction?
Contributions are reviewed before they are added to the public record.
Add to the record