Monument record 1017/0/23 - Possible medieval building, Church Street

Trial trench excavation in 2014 identified several features of medieval date including two sets of wall foundations associated with pottery dating to the 13th century.

{1} Trial trench excavation was undertaken. Four trenches were excavated. An undated ditch and pit were recorded in Trench 4 though the ditch did produce a fragment of daub with a wattle impression. A further shallow pit produced fragments of 11th-century pottery. Two sets of substantial wall foundations were found, pottery from the backfill of the robbed out wall was dated to the 13th century. A hearthstone was found in the stone packing the centre of the wall. A large earthwork, thought to be related to other medieval earthworks in the vicinity, was found to be a large modern dump of clay and construction/ demolition debris. A sub-square levelled area in the north-eastern half of the site had a small linear earthwork around the perimeter and seems to be on a similar alignment to the walls. This could be described as a house or building platform.

<1> Chinnock, C., 2014, Trial Trench Evaluation on Land off Church Street, Naseby, Northamptonshire March 2014 (Report). SNN109736.

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