Monument record 2600/4/5 - Possible Medieval/Post Medieval Manorial Building & Associated Features

{1} At the north-west end of Trench H a small fragment of a limestone surface was revealed, and nearby a group of 5 postholes cut into natural. One contained a sherd of Romano-British pottery. Further along the trench were a number of apparent robber trenches and a wall. A large pit was filled with limestone rubble, mortar and stone roof tile fragments and clay, possibly representing debris from a demolished building. 34 sherds of pottery were recovered 1 x Romano-British, 31 x early middle Saxon, 1 x middle Saxon and 1 x medieval (no earlier than AD 1150). The stone roof tiles indicate that it is likely to be of medieval/post medieval date, and that the Romano-British and Saxon pottery is residual. It is possible that the material represents clearance of the manor house site after it fell into disuse.

<1> Northamptonshire Archaeology Unit, 1993, A605 Warmington Bypass and Tansor Improvements: Archaeological Evaluation 1991-1993, p.38-9 (checked) (Report). SNN70164.

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