NHER 55956 (Monument record) - Potentially prehistoric pits, possible Late Iron Age/Roman post hole and undated gully

January-May 2010. Geophysical survey.
Magnetometer survey of north-east corner of field (Area 16a).
No anomalies of obvious archaeological significance were identified.
It is noted that this area exhibited a high level of background magnetic noise, suggesting the plough soil is heavily contaminated with ferrous debris, brick rubble, slag or other magnetic debris.
See report (S1) for further details. The results of this work are also summarised in (S2).
P. Watkins (HES), 25 March 2021.

August-September 2010.Trial Trenching.
Evaluation of part of large proposed development area (Trenches 42-44).
Three trenches were excavated in the easternmost part of this field. Four archaeologically significant features were identified, including two pits. The first pit (Trench 43) was unremarkable and only produced a single prehistoric flint flake. The second pit (Trench 44) was a shallow feature with a charcoal-rich fill that a number of prehistoric flints, including a Late Mesolithic/Early Neolithic serrated blade. This pit was cut by a possible posthole containing a sherd of Iron Age/Roman pottery. These features were similar to those encountered to the east (NHER 55954).
An undated gully was also identified.
See report (S3) for further details.
S. Howard (HES), 11 August 2011. Edited and amended by P. Watkins (HES), 9 May 2013.