Site Event/Activity record ESO4 - 2001: WB - Dunster Castle driveway
Technique(s)
Organisation
AC Archaeology
Date
August 2001
Description
Examination of trenches along the drive around the south side of the tor recorded several earlier phases of drive, including a stone revetment of possibly two phases of construction in trench 1, but produced no dating evidence for them. Trench 4 contained abundant sandstone and flint inclusions with fragments of oyster shell and slate and this was interpreted as an earlier phase of road surface foundation, although at 1m depth its base was not reached.
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SSO722 Report: Adam, N and Cox, P.. August 2001. Archaeological investigations on the driveway of Dunster Castle, Somerset. AC Archaeology. AC Archaeology report 4601/10 (2001).
- <2> SSO2023 Unassigned: Webster, Chris. 23/5/2002.
- <3> SSO689 Unassigned: 166/2005. TTNCM.
- <4> SEM7987 Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 1399806, Extant 23 May 2022.
Location
| Location | Driveway, Dunster Castle |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | Centred SS 9911 4340 (133m by 42m) |
| Map sheet | SS94SE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
- MSO9412 Dunster Castle (Building)
Record last edited
May 23 2022 12:34PM