Cheddar Palace
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Cheddar Palace in Somerset was probably built in the 10th century. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle mentions a royal palace at Cheddar in 956. The chronicle also refers to a witan being held in Cheddar in 941, and it may have been at the palace.[1] The palace is a scheduled monument.[2]
The palace was excavated between 1960 and 1962 led by archaeologist Philip Rahtz; the results of the excavation were published in 1979.[1][3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Richardson, Miranda (2003). English Heritage Extensive Urban Survey: An archaeological assessment of Cheddar. London: English Heritage. p. 4.
- ↑ Richardson, An archaeological assessment of Cheddar, p. 13.
- ↑ Blair, John (1996). “Palaces or minsters? Northampton and Cheddar reconsidered”, Anglo-Saxon England 25. p. 108. doi:10.1017/S0263675100001964.