I always check the churches, it's location would suggest lost antiquity that may be reflected in older carvings re-used as part of a later re-build. ften we get "Celtic Heads", these are either Roman or IA carvings reused in later churches or later carvings that inherit local pagan customs and imagry. I have found both kinds, although they are often difficult to tell apart.
That's not all to look for in churches, the object is to establish that the environs of the churchyard was a "holy" place in our prehistoric past. Clues will come from Roman remains, head and other pagan carvings, ancient crosses (in some cases these may have been carved out of standing stones), proximity to wells etc.
In some cases, the church houses real antiquities (barrow finds) that have not been reported elsewhere.
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