Monument record LCS 131 - Leiston Abbey Barn

February 2003: The footprint for a proposed extension to 'The Barn' at Leiston Abbey was stripped of its overburden with a view to revealing any archaeological deposits that may required preservation and/or recording prior to the construction project. While the earlier digging out for an access route had disrupted the natural subsoil surface and structural archaeological deposits associated with the medieval building, enough had survived to deduce that the original northern end was located adjacent to and partially underlying the existing end wall. It appears that the original medieval wall and gable end had been dismantled, possibly due to structural failure (S1).