A Late Medieval Tannery at Tickhill, South Yorkshire

Abstract

A small excavation on the south-western periphery of Tickhill, the second most important medieval town in South Yorkshire, revealed a group of fourteenth−fifteenth-century tanning pits and an associated probable limekiln. Five tanners are recorded in the town in the late fourteenth century. Associated finds include a notable group of horn cores and a moderately diverse range of medieval pottery.

Keywords:

• Tanning process
• limekiln
• thirteenth to fifteenth-century ceramics
• horn cores

Acknowledgements

This project was commissioned by Andrew Watson and Wessex Archaeology is grateful to him for his assistance during the project. We would also like to thank Andy Lines of the South Yorkshire Archaeology Service (SYAS) and the University of Sheffield for their assistance. The project was managed for Wessex Archaeology by Andrea Burgess. In addition to the named contributors, Justin Wiles, Lorraine Mepham and Oliver Jessop provided additional information, and we are grateful to an anonymous referee for several comments on the original draft. The report was edited by Philippa Bradley. The archive is currently located in Wessex Archaeology’s Sheffield office under the project numbers 79390–1, but it is hoped that it will be transferred to Doncaster Museum Service in due course.