Monument record 374/0/21 - Probable former late medieval/post-medieval house(s), Little Back Lane

A spread of demolition material was found in a trial trench on Little Back Lane. The stony layer contained domestic pottery and glazed and ungazed floor tiles

{1} In one of the two trial trenches excavated in 2015, there was a spread of stony material containing residual early medieval pottery, late medieval pottery, CBM of late medieval date, animal bone, and two metal items including an iron ring fitting. The pottery appears to be of an entirely domestic nature, whilst the CBM produced unglazed floor tiles, known to exist from late medieval buildings within the region, and a glazed triangular ‘infill’ floor tile also typical of the late medieval period. Above this, a further deposit comprised compacted stone (Marlstone Rock) containing post-medieval pottery, clay pipe and glass.

The demolition deposits containing late medieval-post medieval finds indicate the existence of buildings either on the site itself or in close proximity to it.

<1> Summerfield-Hill, C., 2015, Archaeological Evaluation Report: Windover, Little Back Lane, Hellidon, Northamptonshire, 2015 (Report). SNN110892.

<2> Horne, B (editor), 2016, South Midlands Archaeology (46), p. 34 (Journal). SNN111326.

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