Monument record 652/1 - Swallowcroft

Swallowcroft, Barnton. The site of a manor house occupied in the 14th century when the Starkies obtained the manor from the Dutton. It is shown as ruins on the 1845 Tithe map. 1969 - Excavations revealed a 14th century hall probably of cruck construction, with a hall with an inglenook fireplace & a pantry/buttery possibly with a sleeping loft above. Also a separate kitchen & 2 15th C cess pits. In Tudor period, hall was modified with the addition of a cross hall. A brick-lined cellar was dug through the floor of the earlier kitchen & had a drain to a circular stone-lined latrine pit in late 17th/early 18th C. This had been filled with wattle & daub, timber, leather scraps & pottery. Complete destruction took place in the early 19th C (1). Plan & suggested restoration (2)

<1> The Society for Medieval Archaeology, 1957-Present, Medieval Archaeology, 1970 14/189 (Journal/Periodical). SCH2131.

<2> Various, Various, Cheshire Life, July 1969 (Journal/Periodical). SCH837.