Site Event/Activity record ECH5859 - Archaeological Evaluation at Norton Priory Museum in 2014

An archaeological evaluation undertaken during February and March 2014 at Norton Priory, Runcorn (centering on NGR SJ 5492 8301). Eight evaluation trenches were hand-excavated to establish the level and extent of surviving significant archaeology within the area of a proposed new museum building. In several trenches significant archaeology was identified, including surfaces of indeterminate date, stone-lined and capped culverts, wall foundations, and the possible remains of the massive blockwork that once supported the 15th-century Abbot’s Tower.