Southampton Water fish trap dated to Saxon times
19 July 2017
A timber fishing trap exposed on the Hampshire coast dates back to Saxon times, it has been confirmed.
The weir, built as a permanent wooden structure to catch fish as the tide ebbed, was found by chance on the shore of Southampton Water in 2005.
Radiocarbon dating has shown it was built in the 8th or 9th centuries.
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-hampshire-40635975
