56:. The site may be found on pre-1991 maps as Temple Thorpe Farm, which it overlapped to the south, and is now a few yards to the south-east of junction 45 on the M1 motorway. Any archaeological remains are now entirely destroyed by open cast mining. Excavations in 1903 found human remains, stone coffins and a possible chapel. A rescue dig in 1989-1991 failed to find the chapel, which was surmised to be under an industrial spoil heap to the south. The remains of a large cruciform barn, 50.5 by 13 metres (166 by 43 ft), were discovered, a possible dovecote, barrel pits, and part of a moat.
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The excavated part of the site is presumed to have fallen into disrepair by 1347, when Colton Beck was diverted through the dovecote. The cause of the diversion may have been provision for a mill, which implies continued use, possibly further south towards the river.
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