Monument record 2416/0/394 - Probable boundary wall to the rear of the Talbot Hotel

Trial trench excavation identified the base of a wall which appears to have formed a property boundary until it went out of use in the late 19th century.

{1} Trial trench excavation identified the bottom course of a wall was revealed in Trench 1. This was constructed of dressed oolite blocks placed directly onto the natural and measured 0.5m across. In order to determine whether this represented the outer wall of a house the trench was extended for a further 8 metres. No return wall was located and thus it was assumed that this feature represented a property boundary. This would seem to be confirmed by the appearance of such a boundary at this location, on the first edition of the OS map. It would appear that this boundary went out of use in the late nineteenth century.

<1> Woodfield P.; Tingle M., 2003, An Archaeological Desk-based Assessment and Trenching of land at the rear of the Talbot Hotel, Oundle, P.11 & 16 (Report). SNN103145.

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