Hen Domen, Montgomery A Timber Castle on the

This final report on the Hen Domen excavation brings the discussions of the structural and environmental evidence up-to-date, since the first publication in 1982, and discusses all of the artefactual evidence recovered since 1960. The excavations uncovered evidence for prehistoric and Roman uses of the site, the earliest construction of the castle, the transformation of its palisades and defensive features and the likely physical and economic shape of the castle and its environs during the 12th century. Chapters also discuss the pottery, metalwork and wooden objects, environmental and metallurgical analyses, Geophysical and landscape surveys and a consideration of work done elsewhere in the Montgomery regio. Amongst the numerous illustrations are artists' reconstruction drawings of the castle during its various phases of occupation as well as a photographic memoir of the excavations.

The late Philip Barker was formerly Reader in British Archaeology, University of Birmingham. He has directed a number of excavations and published several books. Robert Higham is Senior Lecturer in Archaeology, University of Exeter. His research interests cover two broad topics relating to the medieval period: the general theme of defence, in both its military and social aspects, and the medieval archaeology of South West England. He has directed a number of excavations and published several books.

He has particular interests in the interplay between archaeological and historical data in the medieval period. Specific areas of research include urban defence, the archaeology, social and settlement history of castles and castle-building society, and the settlement history of Greater Exmoor.

List of Figures

ix

Acknowledgements

xiii

Summary

xv

Introduction

1

(10)

Background and Earlier Work on the Site

11

(14)

Pre-Castle Phases

25

(10)

The Bailey

35

(26)

The Motte

61

(80)

The Artefactual, Environmental and Survey Evidence

Pottery from the Motte

83

(11)

Stephanie Ratkai

Metalwork from the Motte

94

(4)

Ian

Alison Goodall

Metalwork and Other Material from the Bailey

98

(13)

Robert Higham

Mike Rouillard

Wooden Objects

111

(6)

Sean Goddard

Sue Rouillard

Tree-ring Dating

117

(4)

Ruth Morgan

Metallurgical Slags

121

(5)

Gill Juleff

Animal Bones

126

(9)

Sue Browne

Geophysical Survey

135

(2)

Peter Barker

Survey of the Pre-Castle Plough-Soil Surface

137

(4)

Jonathan Freeman

Landscape History and Fieldwork around Montgomery

141

(42)

Conclusion

The Dating Evidence

159

(5)

The Structural Evidence

164

(7)

General Discussion

171

(12)

Appendix: A Photographic Memoir

183

(4)

References

187

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