b'filled with firm deposits of clay, but no finds in any ofknife marks suggesting skinning nearby.these. A boundary ditch 40m long, 0.81.9m wide,A 15m long gully ran into the pit from the South, but very shallow, had 12/13th century potsherds. Aperhaps to channel rainwater into it. Both were filled at boundary fence line parallel to the ditch was indicatedthe same time, containing 44 15th century potsherds.by postholes. Phase 7 -?Late 15th century: Demolition Phase 3 - 12/13th century: Showed that a hedgematerial in a shallow trench contained 14th century had replaced the earlier fence; also 5 gullies whichsherds, 13/16th century roof tile & daub. A gully was contained 12/13th century pottery. cut into the earlier trackway, its fill included 12/13th Phase 4 -14th century: A layer of soil withcentury sherds & 13/16th century roof tiles.natural flints and chalk fragments covered the wholePhase 8 - Early Post-medieval: Only 2 postholes site, 0.1m deep in S, 0.5m in N. The latest pottery insealed by Phase 9 spreads of demolition material. this deposit was 14th century, and some medievalThere was also a possible floor area.ceramic building fragments. On the W side, remnantsPhase 9 -16th century & later: Plough furrows of medieval plough soil contained medieval potsherds, 3 linear gullies were cut into the trackways, one and a 13/16th century ridge tile which dated thesesherd of Roman grey ware was found.features to 14th century or later. Phase 10 - 18th century & later: Postholes from Phase 5 - 14/15th century: Remains of a badlymodern fences along N-S trackways.disturbed building comprising an L-shaped stretchPhase 11 - 19th century to modern: Final phase of wall, consisting of sandstone post pads, with aof activity represented by 2 postholes & the plough soil line of limestone blocks between them which wouldwhich had been removed along with turf.have supported infill panels. Two isolated padstones, probably the remains of N wall of the building. Finds A rectangular stone room with well-built N-S wall and less clear remains of W wall. A timber slotPottery: 1272 sherds in all.or foundation trench for an interior wall. Inside thePrehistoric2 Late Bronze Ageremnants of another corner was a rectangular pitRoman14 in total. Orange Coarse Ware, 1.54m x 1.38m and 0.15m deep, the fill of whichSamian, Calcite-gritted Ware, mortaria & Grey contained 13/14th century potsherds and 13/16thWare sherds, all 1st centurycentury brick. Pre-Conquest1 small sherd of York Ware Phase 6 - 15th century: In the central area wastypepossibly a section of track or an area of hardstanding,Medieval, 11/12th century - Reduced Chalky sherds of 12/14th century found in this. Ware (0.4% of total), Gritty Ware (7.3%), Beverley A boundary ditch on E edge of site ran N-S over1 Ware (18.7%) and Splashed Ware (0.1%). The 30m. first 3 mainly jar/cooking pots, with some glazed Hearth pit 3m x 2m had been cut into N of phasejugs in Beverley 1 Ware. The single Splashed Ware 5 building. It consisted of heat-cracked stones;is probably from Hallgate, Doncaster.these & surrounding area were covered with fine ash12/14thcentury - York Glazed Ware jugs which contained charred grains of wheat, barley,(8.6%), 13/14th century Brandsby Ware (0/1%), oats and peas. Some sprouting suggests possibleBeverley 2 Ware (12.1%), Scarborough Ware malting. Covering the ash, clayey gravel contained(0.3%), Staxton/Potter Brompton mainly jars & 12/13th century potsherds, over them a dark silty claycooking pots 12/14th century (25.5%)contained 15th century pot, a silver Edward III coin &15th century - Humberware (20.9%) mostly 13/16th century ceramic building materials. bung-hole cisterns & large jugs, some smaller NW of hearth a spread of clay silt containeddrinking jugs/mugsmuch fine ash, some charcoal and a small amount16th century - Cistercian Ware (0.1%), Purple of burnt daub, which could have been from a fixedGlazed Ware (0.1%)superstructure (chimney?) to the hearth pit. Pot17th century - Staffordshire-type Manganese-12/15th century suggests 15th century date formottled Ware (0.4%) & Manganese-glazed Black hearth. Cereal grains including wheat, barley & fieldWare (0.2%)beans were found. 19th century & modern - White glazed Large steep-sided rectangular pit 3m x 2m wasearthenware (0.1%), transfer wares (3.4%) & half excavated. There were 3 distinct deposits, thebrown glazed stoneware bottles (0.3%)lowest had 98 sherds 14/15th century, the middle 16Bonesherds of the same date and 13/16th century ridgeNumbers of bones found: sheep/goat 71, cow tile, and the upper 11 sherds 14/15th century, charred28, horse 20, pig 9, dog 9, fallow deer 3, cat 1. grains of wheat, oats & field beans, also bones with aSeparately, 7 sheep/goat teeth, 4 cow teeth.preponderance of horse lower leg bones, one showing BULLETIN 13 217'