Monument record 5167/0/2 - Medieval building and yard area, Weston Favell

Medieval building, ditches and early medieval pottery identified during construction work.

{1} Trial excavation in 1972 uncovered ditches and walls of a medieval building, plus a stone yard surface. No firm plan could be recovered. The earliest medieval pottery on the site was Saxo-Norman in date.

{3} Medieval Building (c. SP 791619), on Northampton Sands, at 91 m. above OD. Traces of a medieval building, ditches and a stone yard surface were discovered during building development in 1972. The earliest pottery discovered was Saxo-Norman.

<1> Brown A.E. (Editor), 1973, Archaeology in Northamptonshire 1972, 8/23 (checked) (Journal). SNN8956.

<2> Williams J.H., 1973, South Midlands Archaeology: CBA Group 9 Newsletter (3), 3/29 (unchecked) (Journal). SNN896.

<3> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1985, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.419/Site 9 (unchecked) (Series). SNN77383.

<4> Shaw M.; Williams J., 1971-1981, Northampton Development Corporation SMR Record Cards, M104 (Index). SNN133.

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