Excavations in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, 1977 and 1986–1988: The Prehistoric, Saxon and Saxo-Norman Settlements and the Anarchy Period Castle
Alan H Graham & Susan M Davies
Description
Excavations in advance of major developments produced evidence for Bronze Age, Iron Age and Romano-British fields and boundaries.
During the 7th–11th centuries a lengthy sequence of occupation began with a sunken-featured building followed by a series of rectangular timber structures and associated features which were eventually sealed by a late Saxon land surface.
A stone church, constructed in the later 11th century, was surrounded by a bounded cemetery containing at least 160 inhumations. The area seems to have become incorporated into a manorial enclosure system with timber buildings destroyed c. 1139 by the construction of the Anarchy Period Castle.
The castle had a motte, an Inner and an Outer Bailey. The church and graveyard continued in use until the later 12th century when the defences were apparently remodelled and the church adapted for secular use. No other castle buildings were identified.
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