NHER 4688 (Monument record) - Medieval earthworks

1966.
Earthworks of possible medieval croft sites adjacent Priory House (NHER 4687) on (S1).
Were these deliberately abandoned in the 16th century when house (NHER 4687) was built to allow space for park?
See (S2).
Confirmed from (S1) now in Unit collections which also shows course of river before straightening.
E. Rose (NAU) 1 July 1983.

Area extended to west from (S3) which shows further ditched rectangles.
Copy of (S3) in file.
E. Rose (NLA) 11 October 1994.

1988. Stray Find.
Found in digging out ditch at [1] (Context 2).
Late Saxon iron spearhead. Possibly ritually 'killed'.
See sketch (S4) and x-rays (S5).
Identified by S. Margeson (NCM) and E. B. Green (NCM)
Compiled by W. Milligan (NCM) 28 July 1988. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 7 September 2018.

Low earthworks to west under pasture, with possible fishponds noted by owner further west.
Possible further earthworks to east.
Under good grass, grazed by sheep.
H. Paterson (A&E) 19 February 1996.

1996. Earthwork Survey.
1:1000 earthwork survey. Re-interpretation to include fish ponds, enclosures, building platforms and possible roadway. Included in plan of above sites as well.
Roman and medieval pottery.
See report (S6) for plan and in file. This site was included in (S7) and the survey is also noted in (S8).
B. Cushion (NLA) June 1996.

Before February 2002. Casual finds in dyke cleaning spoil at TF 8511 0204.
Medieval/Post medieval stone and ceramic architectural fragments.
?Medieval quern.
Post medieval sherd.
Window came.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 12 January 2005.