SNN47301 - Courtyard Development, Sulgrave manor, Northamptonshire: Archaeological Evaluation Report

Two trenches were excavated by the Oxford Archaeological Unit at Sulgrave Manor. The trench near the former site of the Washington Elm exposed a sequence of post-medieval deposits which ended with a limestone cobbled surface located directly below the present lawn. The other trench positioned southwest of the manor revealed a sequence of medieval ditches, all orientated north-south, which appeared to have been recut at least twice. The pottery from the ditches suggests a date in the 12th or early 13th century AD. A layer cut by one of the ditches contained burnt hearth material likely to have resulted from domestic occupation. The ditches may form a medieval plot boundary and be a continuation of the earthworks which are recorded in the field to the west of Sulgrave Manor.