Totnes Castle, Devon. Programme of archaeological work (OASIS ID: cotswold2-283123)

In November 2016, Cotswold Archaeology (CA) carried out a programme of archaeological work in advance of the rebuilding of a collapsed section of boundary wall at Totnes Castle, Devon. The works comprised the archaeological hand excavation of a new foundation trench for the section of wall to be rebuilt. This trench lay at the western limit of the castle grounds, at the boundary with the adjacent residential plots. The archaeological work recorded a substantial cut feature. This was undated artefactually, but is presumed to be part of the medieval moat protecting the inner bailey, which is now dry but which survives as substantial ditched earthworks in the area of the trench. The stone-built foundation of the collapsed section of boundary wall was also recorded; this too was undated artefactually, but is believed to be post-medieval in date.

2016年11月，科茨沃尔德考古队（Cotswold Archaeology, CA）为德文郡托特尼斯城堡（Totnes Castle）一段坍塌边界墙的重建工程开展了前置考古工作。本次作业包括为待重建墙体区段开挖全新基础槽的人工考古发掘工作。该槽体位于城堡场地的西界，毗邻相邻住宅地块的边界。此次考古工作记录到一处大型开挖遗迹，该遗迹未通过出土人工制品进行断代，但推测为守护城堡内堡的中世纪护城河遗存；目前该护城河已干涸，但在该槽体所在区域仍以规模可观的壕沟土堤形式留存。同时，考古人员还记录了坍塌边界墙的石砌基础；该基础同样未通过出土人工制品断代，但被认为建于中世纪后期。