A Pre-Norman Field-System at Hen Domen,Montgomery |
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Authors: | Philip Barker James Lawson |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Extramural Studies, University of Birmingham;2. Shrewsbury School |
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Abstract: | SURVEY of a field, immediately north of the early Norman motte-and-bailey castle of Hen Domen, Montgomery, revealed ridge-and-furrow, averaging 4 m. in width, cut by the outer ditch of the bailey. Excavation demonstrated that the ridge-and-furrow extended under the inner rampart of the bailey. Pollen analysis of the buried soil showed the former presence of cereals and the weeds of cultivation. A Carbon-14 date from charcoal in the buried soil reinforced the view that this field-system was in use before the Norman conquest. |
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