Monument record 11067 - Probable Medieval Soil Layer, Dee House Site

During the excavation of an extensive series of trial trenches carried out in advance of proposed redevelopment of the Dee House in 1993, evidence of a number of features of medieval date, located to the south of the amphitheatre, was recorded (1). Medieval deposits were concentrated at the southern end of the site and included a considerable depth of homogeneous, dark sediment, ranging in depth from 0.5m to 1.5m at various locations. Although the material had the appearance of a so-called 'dark earth' horizon, it contained only late medieval finds, no early medieval and no Saxon period material (1).

<1> Lancaster University Archaeological Unit, 1993, Dee House Chester, Cheshire, R3110 (Client Report). SCH6185.