Site Event/Activity record ECH4274 - Wervin Chapel-of-Ease; an archaeological survey.

The ruins of a medieval chapel-of-ease at Wervin were surveyed in order to assess the condition of the monument. It was found that although some demolition had taken place in the late seventeenth century, probably when the chapel was deconsecrated, much damage has occurred since the 1950's. In addition to recording the conditions of the standing masonry, an attempt was made to locate the foundations of the remainder of the chapel. A soil resistivity survey located not only these, but also probable areas of collapsed walling and a possible cemetery area. The mound on which the chapel stood was also surveyed; the possibility that the mound originated as a Neolithic earthen long barrow cannot be discounted by the survey.