Tyttenhanger: Excavation and Survey in the Parish of Ridge, Hertfordshire, undertaken by Archaeological Services and Consultancy Ltd

Description

This volume is a result of a combination of a series of separate fieldwork projects undertaken in the late 1990s and early 2000s brought about by gravel extraction works. All four projects are linked by their location within a narrow 'strip parish' called Ridge that stretches from the river Colne in the north to Arkley in the south (now in Greater London) a distance of 10.1 km (6.3 miles). Three of the four projects (all with prehistoric to modern era finds) were located in the north of the parish while the fourth was located in the south of the parish towards Arkley. Of the four projects, one was classified as an 'enhanced watching brief' (Part 1), one was an 'evaluation/mitigation' (Part 2), one was a formal excavation (Part 3) and one was a landscape assessment of a small estate held by Hertfordshire County Council (Part 4). Each of these disparate projects is of interest in their own right. However, by combining them in this volume it is hoped that their value will be enhanced and that they will contribute towards a better understanding of the evolution of the local landscape. Front Cover Title Page Copyright Table of Contents Untitled Foreword PART 1: TYTTENHANGER MANOR SUMMARY ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS INTRODUCTION ARCHAEOLOGICAL & HISTORICAL BACKGROUND METHODOLOGY EXCAVATION RESULTS DISCUSSION CONCLUSION APPENDIX 1: FINDS APPENDIX 1.1: FLINT OBJECTS APPENDIX 1.2: SMALL FINDS APPENDIX 1.3: POTTERY APPENDIX 1.4: CERAMIC BUILDING MATERIAL APPENDIX 1.5: ARCHITECTURAL STONE APPENDIX 1.6: METAL DETECTOR SURVEY APPENDIX 1.7: CONTENTS OF HOUSEHOLD DUMP APPENDIX 1.8: ENVIRONMENTAL EVIDENCE APPENDIX 1.9: CHARRED PLANT REMAINS APPENDIX: 1.10: CONTEXT GROUPS APPENDIX 1.11: CONCORDANCE LIST OF FEATURES APPENDIX 1.12: MEDIEVAL FIELD AND PLACE NAMES APPENDIX 1.13: SURVEY OF THE MANOR OF TYTTENHANGER C.1500/1501 PHOTOGRAPHIC PLATES (ARCHAEOLOGICAL MITIGATION PROGRAMME SOUTH OF TYTTENHANGER HOUSE) PART 2: MESOLITHIC SITE SUMMARY INTRODUCTION ARCHAEOLOGICAL & HISTORICAL BACKGROUND AIMS & METHODS CONCLUSIONS APPENDIX 2.1: WORKED FLINT FROM TYTTENHANGER QUARRY WEST PART 3: EXCAVATION OF A RING-DITCH TO THE SOUTH OF TYTTENHANGER PARK (COURSERS RD). SUMMARY INTRODUCTION HISTORICAL BACKGROUND ARCHAEOLOGICAL BACKGROUND AIMS & METHODS RESULTS RING DITCH FINDS ENVIRONMENTAL ARCHAEOLOGY ASSESSMENT CONCLUSION ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS APPENDIX 3.1: CONTEXT SUMMARY (RING DITCH EXCAVATION) PHOTOGRAPHIC PLATES (RING DITCH EXCAVATION) PART 4: LANDSCAPE SURVEY OF LAND NEAR ARKLEY SUMMARY INTRODUCTION ARCHAEOLOGICAL & HISTORICAL BACKGROUND RESULTS DISCUSSION & CONCLUSION ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS APPENDIX 4.1: SUMMARY OF HEDGEROWS ON THE ARKLEY ESTATE APPENDIX 4.2: MEDIEVAL TO VICTORIAN FIELD & PLACE NAMES APPENDIX 4.3: LAND UNITS IN 1777 & 1838 APPENDIX 4.4: HEDGEROW SPECIES & ESTIMATED DATE APPENDIX 4.5: LIST OF SOURCES USED IN THIS PROJECT BIBLIOGRAPHY