Food for the Dogs? The Consumption of Horseflesh at Dudley Castle in the Eighteenth Century

Richard Thomas and Martin Lacock

Environmental Archaeology, 2000, vol. 5, issue 1, 83-91

Abstract: Excavations carried out at Dudley Castle recovered an assemblage of animal bones dominated by horse from the vaulted cellar beneath the Great Hall. The deposit dates to c. 1710 and appears to have been the result of partial butchery of several aged horses. The possible interpretations are discussed and it seems likely that the deposit represents the leftover waste of a knacker.

Date: 2000
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DOI: 10.1179/env.2000.5.1.83

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