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Town wall: section from Bargate E and including Polymond Tower is a medieval defensive structure forming part of Southampton's town fortifications. The wall section dates to the fourteenth century and represents a significant phase of urban military architecture during the later medieval period. Polymond Tower, integral to this section, served as a defensive strongpoint within the circuit of walls that protected the town, which was an important port and commercial centre. The surviving masonry demonstrates the construction techniques employed in medieval town defences and contributes to the archaeological record of Southampton's medieval urban development.
Town wall: section from Bargate E and including Polymond Tower is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1001926. View the official record →
Town wall: section from Bargate E and including Polymond Tower is a medieval defensive structure forming part of Southampton's town fortifications. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1001926.
Town wall: section from Bargate E and including Polymond Tower is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1001926.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 480m west of Glydia Farm (8.2 km), Two bell barrows 820m south of Stonyford Pond (8.5 km), Bell barrow 360m south-west of Ipers Bridge Farm (8.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Town wall: section from Bargate E and including Polymond Tower's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Town wall: section from Bargate E and including Polymond Tower stands on Bracklesham Group And Barton Group (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is sand, silt and clay.