A rare 12th century farmstead was found near Monkton during work to widen the A253. The majority of the settlement lay within two adjoining enclosures, and these contained evidence of building structures defined by post-holes or posts-in-slots. A further number of rectangular buildings, identified as barns and domestic residences, were discovered. In addition to these features an unbottomed well or chalk pit, fence lines and internal ditches, a cesspit and pissoir were found. During pipelines operations in the area an oval pit and a number of associated ditches were discovered in the north western corner of the monument. The pottery sherds found in these features dated to the 11th and 12th centuries. This discovery is thought to be a continuation of the medieval farmstead found during the widening of the A253 (see TR 26 NE 104).