SNN110102 - Land to the rear of 16 School Lane, Braybrooke, Northamptonshire: An archaeological evaluation, 2015

This report described the results of an archaeological trial trench evaluation carried out by Pre-Construct Archaeology on land to the rear of 16 School Lane, Braybrooke between the 8th and 11th May 2015. The earliest activity was evidenced by an earthen bank formed from a series of colluvium deposits, sealed beneath the subsoil and which contained medieval pottery. The soils were naturally deposited and the finds residual, washed down from the natural slope in the north-eastern corner of the site. The principal result of the evaluation was the recording of a series of old post-medieval features, including two ditches, postholes and a truncated cobblestone surface, believed to be part of a yard surface. The findings are in keeping with the results of previous excavations in this part of Braybrooke, which have recorded remains of a large post-medieval barn. The cobbled stone floor could relate to a building and yard shown on a map of Braybrooke dated to 1767. It is not clear whether any structural remains survive on site.