Excavation by R J Poulton for SCC, Hepworth Minerals & Chemicals and HBMC in advance of sand quarrying involved the stripping of almost lha. A scatter of mid Saxon pottery was found, but no features. cAD 1200 a hall house with circular tile-on-edge hearth and associated timber buildings was constructed. In the early 14th century the hall was replaced by a large stone-built structure with angle buttresses. This building continued to stand but a new hall with two-storied wings (one with a cellar) was built c1400, and linked to a square kitchen. There were various mid-late 15th century alterations and then an outer court was laid out with a brick-built gatehouse, and a privy court was constructed to the rear of the hall, with a large fishpond. The earthwork known as Little Pickle was probably constructed at this time as a deer pound. The buildings were demolished and the site was cleared soon after 1540. Documentary evidence collected by Mary Saaler is noted. (241) RB pottery has also been noted in early post-excavation work, and extra work on site was able to locate a tower-like structure at the northern end of the complex, thought to be a water tower.