NHER 52722 (Find Spot record) - Early medieval pottery sherds, The Owls

2008. Test-pitting.
All the pottery excavated from test pit four dates to the medieval period with the vast majority of the pottery dating to the early medieval period.
The site of test pit four was also part of the medieval expansion of Carleton Rode from the 12th century into the south western extent of the village. The only evidence for occupation is during the early medieval period and although there is activity in this part of the village during the post medieval and Victorian periods, the site was abandoned around the time of the Black Death. Very few finds were recovered and the tile, iron nails and coal suggest limited activity on site until the current house was built in the 20th century, prior to which the land was used as an orchard.
See (S1) for further details.
A. Cattermole (NLA), 19 March 2009.