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A0884 Rawcliffe Manor, Manor Lane, York

Item

Title

A0884 Rawcliffe Manor, Manor Lane, York

Alternative Title

1993.5007 Rawcliffe Manor

Description

"Two campaigns of work took place. The first showed that the moat enclosed at least two buildings, probably surrounded by a palisade. These two timber buildings were of 11th-12th century date. The second phase of work completed the detailed excavation of the manorial complex found on the eastern platform. The focus of this settlement was an aisled hall, probably constructed in the 13th century. Ancillary rooms appear to have been added in the 14th century and occupation ceased with the demolition of the buildings during the early 16th century.

The large amounts of pottery and other artefacts, most notably the seal matrix of Thomas of Rawcliffe, indicate that this was a high-status residence. Both the moated site and the aisled hall complex appear to have been associated with drainage ditch systems to allow cultivation of the surrounding poorly drained clay farmland. An earlier field ditch system dating to the Romano-British or Iron Age period was also identified."

Type

Watching Brief

Excavation

Date

12 January 1993 – 4 June 1993

Creator

York Archaeological Trust

Contributor

Kurt Hunter-Mann (excavator)

Spatial Coverage

Manor Lane, Rawcliffe, York

SE58045308

Monument Type

Monument Type - Natural

Monument Type - Ditch

Monument Type - Field System

Monument Type - Agriculture and Subsistence

Monument Type - Moat

Monument Type - Palisade

Monument Type - Building

Monument Type - Aisled Hall

Monument Type - Drainage Ditch

Monument Type - Drain

Period

Prehistoric

Medieval

Modern

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