Monument record 10943 - Post medieval structural evidence at the Headlands

Archaeological investigations at The Bars in 1998 recorded evidence of structural features of a post medieval date in trench 4 of the excavations fronting onto The Headlands.

The evidence consisted of a sandstone wall [408] running parallel to The Headlands and measuring 0.65m wide and surviving to a height of three courses (0.87m) including a possible foundation course. Some reconstruction may also have occurred with several upper courses of brick recorded above the sandstone.

To the north of the wall, a cobbled surface [409] was also identified measuring 2m in length and extending beyond the edge of the excavated area. (1)

<1> University of Manchester Archaeological Unit, 1999, The Bars, Chester: a Preliminary Report on the Excavations, 1998 - 1999, R3236 (Client Report). SCH6588.

<2> Anon, 1999, Building Surveys undertaken in 1998. (Article in Journal). SCH5771.

<3> Anon, 2000, Excavations and Evaluations undertaken in 1999 (Article in Journal). SCH5775.