An archaeological watching brief during the construction of a new garage at 'The Motte', Ell Lane, Brinklow, revealed a small part of a medieval layer containing pottery probably dating to the 14th century, along with a layer containing 19th-centiry domestic waste. No other archaeological features or layers were observed. Observation of ground works for the construction of the new house revealed only natural clay and topsoil. The site is likely to have lain within the rear part of a medieval property and the medieval finds probably derive from rubbish disposal in this area. Terracing activity from the 1970s had truncated around a third of the area of the new house.