Archaeological fieldwork
Project Ref No. TA field no.

Prehistoric
29 pieces of worked flint mainly Mesolithic in date were noted.

Medieval
One sherd of 12th century pottery and two pieces of 13th-14th century ware discovered.

Post-medieval
A single piece of mid 16th-early 18th century pot and one Post-roman tile fragment recovered.

Miscellaneous
Four nodules of iron smelting slag were also gleaned from the area of investigation.

Method: Brief walk over assessment only.
BAR 27
Barn Field 104

Medieval farmworkers ploughing with oxen.
Dominic Andrews, Archaeological Artist.

Medieval farmworker muck spreading
Dominic Andrews, Archaeological Artist.

In the medieval period and later, animal manure and household waste was collected in middens adjoining the farmyard. The manure was then spread on fields to improve the soil for arable cultivation. Fragments of broken household pottery were distributed with the manure. When we find a scatter of medieval pottery, we can deduce that the fields were then being used, probably for arable cultivation.

Flint knapping, preparing flakes for tools from a flint nodule.

After the flakes have been removed from the nodule the core remains. When cores are found their presence indicates that flint artefacts were being manufactured there.
Dominic Andrews, Archaeological Artist.






Tithe Data

Barn Field
Ref: B0104
Landowner: Captain Thomas Richardson
Occupier: George Kenward
Cultivation: arable
A.R.P. 07.1.10

1841 Census
No

Tenement Analysis
Yes

Buildings
No

Archaeology
Yes

Old Maps
Yes

Further Information
No