ENN4054 - Fawsley Hall, 1987 (Trial trench)

Four mechanically cut trenches were dug in November 1987 in order to evaluate a site where the grant of planning permission might have resulted in damage to the remains of an eleventh-century royal estate- centre. In the event, the stratification exposed was shallow, consisting of topsoil (up to 0.20m deep), a clay subsoil, and natural gravel. Despite very thorough examination, none of the trenches provided evidence of archaeological remains, indicating that Saxon and Medieval occupation did not-extend into the area. HER note 08/07/2013: unable to digitise trenches due to inaccurate source map.