A potential wall foundation lay to the east further along the trench. The wall foundation comprises various sizes of rough squared sandstone laid flat in a mid-to-light brown silt sand matrix. Only three layers of stonework were visible in the trench (< thickness 70mm, no length or breadth determined).

This foundation does not appear to correlate with any structures recorded on available mapping, and did not yield diagnostic features that could aid our understanding of date or potential function. Given the proximity of the foundation to the existing Orangery and the presence of numerous retaining and garden walls, it may be interpreted that this foundation relates to an earlier phase of the post-medieval garden landscape. This, however, cannot be confirmed. Excavations conducted north of the Abbey remains have identified similar foundation remains constructed using re-purposed medieval rough-faced sandstone packed with clay. If the foundation is of similar construction to this, then it may tentatively indicate a potential medieval to post-medieval date range.

Dale Langford, 2018, Land at Rufford Abbey (Play Park), Ollerton: Archaeological Watching Brief, Page 9 (Unpublished document). SNT5592.