Monument record 745/2/2 - Possible remains of earlier church

{1} Layers 4/14 may be regarded as parts of the same structure and this was mainly composed of flat pieces of limestone set in a dark clay matrix containing many small pebbles and annular pieces of limestone. The stone was largely laid flat in 3-6 rough courses. At the east end several pitched and smoothed stones survived suggesting this deposit represents the remains of a much used floor, yard or road surface. The small amount of material recovered from layer 3 indicated that this was probably depostied in the later 17th or perhaps early 18th century. On this basis we can suggest that the stone surface was abandoned by the later 17th century and is therefore of earlier post medieval or perhaps even medieval date.

Structure 30 consisted of a mass of angular limestone laid flat. This layer extended over the whole of the east side of the trench and appeared to be cut into natural clay giving an L-shaped plan to the structure. It seemed possible that this deposit represents the remains of a robbed wall(s). A few fragments of red ceramic roof tile found in layer 29 suggest the robbing phase is of post-medieval date. There is no other evidence to date the stone structure.

<1> Ivens R J., 2006, Archaeological Test Pits at The Church of St Michael and All Angels, Silverstone, Northamptonshire, (unchecked) (Report). SNN105647.

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