Wiltshire and Swindon Sites and Monument Record Information

SMR Number

SU13SE460

Site Name

Clarendon Palace

Grid Ref

SU18193023

Parish

Clarendon Park

Photographs

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District

Salisbury

Site Type

Palace

Period

Late Medieval

Scheduled Monument

AM315

Finds

Ceramics; Stone (building material); Worked silver; Worked metal; Animal bone;Ceramic tile;Worked horn;Glass

X Y Grid Ref

418190, 130230

Altitude

91.44 metres

Geology

Upper Chalk

Description

A Medieval royal palace excavated in 1821, 1933-9, 1961, 1964, & 1965.

Details

Royal palace. Buildings include the Great Hall, chapels, apartments,kitchens, buttery, salsary, chandlery, prison etc. Excavation during 1933-9 also revealed a Norman hunting lodge. Excavated dressed stone, encaustic tiles & animal bones are deposited at Salisbury Museum, plus an iron key 133mm long with reniform bow and stepped over bit, stained and painted glass, and chalk sling shot or bolt etc. The area round the palace is thought to have been laid out as gardens and grass plots kept as lawns.

Sources

Clarendon Park 1994 Archaeological Consultancy, King Alfred's College

Journal of the British Archaeological Association Vol 28, p57-85 T BORENIUS: J CHARLTON

Antiquaries Journal Vol 16, p55-84 T BORENIUS: J CHARLTON

Wiltshire Archaeological Magazine Vol 01, p66

Wiltshire Archaeological Magazine Vol 58, p247 1963 JWG MUSTY

Wiltshire Archaeological Magazine Vol 64, p53

Wiltshire Archaeological Magazine Vol 67, p176

Wiltshire Archaeological Magazine Vol 68, p136

Wiltshire Archaeological Magazine 80, p243(114&115)

Salisbury Museum 1956.85; 1956.86; 1956.87; 1956.92; 1956.93 1956 Salisbury Museum

Salisbury Museum 1972.65 1972 Salisbury Museum

Salisbury Museum 1984.136; 1984.234 1984 Salisbury Museum

Clarendon Park 1996 Archaeological Consultancy

A23/231190 1971 Wiltshire County Council

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