More information : A chapel of St. Giles at North Charlton is mentioned in the
mid-Twelfth century. It fell into ruin in the 14th cent. (1)
The chapel was probably situated on the tree- covered knoll known as
Castle Close plantation (NU 4167 2310) situated in the angle formed
by the high road and the village street. The outlines of an oblong
building about 50 ft by 25 ft (2) running East and West and still
visible on top of the knoll. The graveyard attached to the chapel
appears to have occupied the ground to the South between the hillock
and the cross, (NU 12 SE 3). This area is now under grass, but
numerous graves were disturbed when the land was under cultivation.
(2)
NU 1675 2311 The remains of this chapel are situated on the summit
of a knoll in Castleclose Plantation and consist of the foundations
of a rectangular building measuring 15.0mx8.0m lying NE/SW. The
foundations are contained in a turf bank 1.0m wide and 0.5m high; the
interior of the chapel is slightly raised. The boundary of the
plantation is defined by a stone wall partially covered by a turf
bank 2.0m wide and from 0.5m to 1.5m in height. This is probably the
wall of the churchyard, between it and the chapel the ground has been much disturbed, but there are no traces of any gravestones. (3)
As described by F1. The orientation, NE-SW, and the name 'Castle
Close' are not indicative of a Chapel site but the recorded finding
of graves seems decisive. Surveyed at 2500. (4)
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