Monument record 9016 - Saxon Cultivation Layer, Pits and Possible Post Holes, Magistrates Court, Cuppin Street

Excavations at the Magistrates Court site on the south side of Cuppin St. in 1986 revealed a cultivated soil horizon between Roman and medieval deposits (3, 4). Within this horizon were a series of seemingly short-lived features, identified as pits and two possible post holes, and one of these features contained a fragments of a stone silver ingot mould and an amount of charcoal (3). Note that nearby, a hoard of Saxon period silver coins was found in 1950 (CHER 9013/14). No other information on the nature of this site, or the type of structure that is suggested by the presence of these features, is available.

<1> Ward, S. W., 1986, Cuppin Street Excavation: July - Sept 1986 (Unpublished Document). SCH1029.

<2> Grosvenor Museum, 1988, Grosvenor Museum Excavation section: Current Activities & Upcoming Sites (Unpublished Report). SCH6282.

<3> Grosvenor Museum Excavations Newsletter, 1986, Summary of Excavations in Chester (Newsletter). SCH6272.

<4> Youngs S. Clark J & Barry T, 1987, Medieval Britain and Ireland in 1986 (Article in Journal). SCH5627.