70322 It is suggested that the area which was excavated in 1971-72 on Motherby Hill was largely deserted until the eleventh century, although some tenth century pottery was recovered. The earliest features on the site were nine pits containing eleventh to twelfth century pottery. It is suggested that these pits were for waste disposal in gardens for houses nearby. Subsequently a timber building was constructed in the eastern part of the excavated area. In the late twelfth to early thirteenth century another building was constructed to the north east, possibly to replace the timber building. A key-hole-shaped malting or corn drying kiln was also located in this area, dating to the mid-late thirteenth century. It may have fallen out of use in the early to mid fourteenth century. The finds suggest that the owner was relatively prosperous. The final period of occupation in this area seems to have been in the early to mid fourteenth century. A previously unknown postern gate was identified, which had been inserted into the Roman wall. Very little activity occurred on the site after the seventeenth century, and this area, like The Park, may have been converted into a garden in the eighteenth and nineteenth century. The area underwent residential development in the mid nineteenth century. {1}