<p>Reprinted from Oxoniensia (Volume 64, 1994) , this volume presents a detailed report of excavations carried out between 1975-76 and 1984-87 which investigated fourteen buildings belonging to a medieval settlement interpreted as a grange of Abingdon Abbey. The settlement originated in the late 12th century, with the 14th century seeing the maximum expansion of the settlement, which included a moat, fishponds, a fish-kitchen and a dovecote, and a stone boundary wall. The report follows the development of the site up to the early 17th century when most of the later grange was demolished and the existing farmhouse built on the site. The report includes an archaeological description, discussion of the finds and environmental remains, and historical evidence.</p>

A Medieval Grange of Abingdon Abbey at Dean Court Farm, Cumnor, Oxford

History

Allen, T. G.

Europe

Lancaster

Excavations conducted between 1981 and 1986 in advance of gravel extraction in Gravelly Guy field, Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire, revealed archaeological evidence spanning from the Neolithic through to the Saxon period. Neolithic and early Bronze Age activity is represented by pit scatters and a series of ring ditches with associated burials. The Iron Age and early Roman periods witnessed the continuous development of a linear settlement, consisting of a dense area of pits, gullies, circular structures, four-posters and boundary ditches in the mid to late Iron Age phase and a series of rectilinear enclosures and unusual 'ramped hollows' and wells in the late Iron Age/early Roman period. Excavation of a section at the junction of the floodplain and the gravel terrace has also provided information regarding the changing land use and contemporary environment in the vicinity of the site. Gravelly Guy remains one of the most thoroughly excavated sites of this period in the Thames Valley. As well as the vast amount of structural evidence, the considerable quantities of artefacts and environmental information recovered, together with a series of ten radiocarbon dates, have resulted in a detailed study of the site, its position in the landscape and relationship to the contemporary archaeology of the surrounding area.

Gravelly Guy: Excavations at Stanton Harcourt

Lambrick, George

Oxford University School of Archaeology

This report documents the discovery, excavation and preservation of a Norman moated stone manor house found in 1984 at the Mount House, Witney. The trial excavations that were made in advance of housing development, revealed groups of buildings surrounded by a curtain wall and moat. Further excavations in the north-west and south-east parts of the complex uncovered a massive and well-preserved tower and attached range of the first half of the 12th century which was progressively enlarged by a chapel, a central pier, a raised terrace and a garderobe block. The buildings were further modified in the later medieval period. Coins in robber trenches indicate that some buildings were demolished during the English Civil War, though others were maintained. The front cover shows Nathaniel Buck's early 18th century engraving purporting to show the remains, which were systematically demolished in the mid-18th century to make way for a new house. The site remained in the ownership of the Bishops of Winchester until 1862, when it was purchased by the 6th Duke of Marlborough. The present house was built c 1904. The site was purchased by Oxfordshire County Council in 1993, and the tower is now on display to the public.

Excavation of a Medieval Manor House,Witney (Thames Valley Landscapes Monograph)

Durham, Brian

Hiller, Jonathan

Report on 1983-5 excavation of a low-lying gravel site close to the Thames. A mid Iron Age ditched enclosure with four huts, and evidence suggesting horse-breeding rather than arable cultivation is followed, after a break, by Roman period enclosures that initially respect the earlier ditches but later become rectangular; no structures but R-B domestic refuse up to mid 4th century. Later use in Middle Ages. Discussion of the site, finds and environment with all data in readable print; no fiche. Stunning reconstruction on front cover.

An Iron Age and Romano-British Enclosed Settlement at Watkins Farm, Oxon (Thames Valley Landscapes Monograph)

Ancient Civilizations

Oxford Archaeology

The 1977-1978 excavation of the Middle Iron Age enclosure at Mingies Ditch and the prehistoric evidence from the 1980 excavation of Smithfield, the adjoining field. It includes a 90-page technical appendix of figures and tables.

The Prehistoric Landscape and Iron Age Enclosed Settlement at Mingies Ditch (Thames Valley Landscapes Monograph)

Robinson, Mark

Excavations that demonstrate the changing fortunes of a stone-built villa from the 2nd century to at least AD 360.

Excavations at Roughground Farm, Lechlade: A Prehistoric and Roman Landscape (Thames Valley Landscapes Monograph)

A report on the archaeological discoveries on the Thames Valley pipeline at Gatehampton Farm, Goring, Oxfordshire made betweem 1985-1992; reveals occupation from early post-glacial to the Middle Ages, and covers a wide variety of artefact and structural types.

Lithics and Landscape (Pa-lith)

<p>Excavations at Spring Road Municipal Cemetery, Abingdon, Oxfordshire have revealed activity extending from the Mesolithic to the Saxon period. The most significant discovery was an arc of substantial postholes which formed part of one of very few middle Bronze timber circles known in southern Britain. The most important earlier evidence was a Beaker burial containing a copper awl which is amongst the earliest metal artefacts from Britain. Mesolithic flint, an oval Peterborough Ware bowl and a Grooved Ware pit were also found. A group of three middle Iron Age crouched inhumation burials are amongst the most interesting later finds, which included also an early-middle Iron Age roundhouse, a Roman field system and Anglo-Saxon sunken-featured buildings.</p>

Saved from the Grave: Neolithic to Saxon discoveries at Spring Road Municipal Cemetery, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, 1990-2000 (Thames Valley Landscapes Monograph)

Kamash, Zena

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