Monument record 4177/0/8 - Probable post-medieval horse burial, Main Street

Archaeological investigation undertaken during groundworks for a new house identified a pit containing a horse burial. Although medieval pottery was found in the pit fill, the size of the horse is more suggestive of a post-medieval date.

{1} Archaeological watching brief undertaken during groundworks for a new house at 7 Main Street identified a burial of a young horse. Two sherds of medieval pottery and an assemblage of other bone, chicken and rodent elements were also recovered. The calculated withers height of the horse is at the upper end of the range observed for medieval horses and is much more similar to those observed in post-medieval (1550-1650) specimens, especially as the horse was not fully skeletally mature.

<1> Robbie Mabbett, 2023, Archaeological Observation, Investigation, Recording, Analysis and Publication (OIRAP): 7 Main Street Ashley, Northamptonshire (Report). SNN115861.

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Feb 25 2025 7:35PM