NHER 60757 (Find Spot record) - Prehistoric worked flints, Roman pottery and post-medieval/modern objects

October 2002-May 2003. Geophysical Survey.
Geophysical survey work undertaken as part of Environmental Impact Assessment of large proposed mineral extraction area. Initial magnetic susceptibility survey of field, followed by several targeted magnetometry surveys (Areas 2, 4 and 7).
Area 2:
Areas of magnetic debris of possible natural origin.
Positive linear anomalies on north-south and northwest-southeast alignments may be archaeological in origin.
Curving linear at southern edge may be associated with adjacent trackway.
Area 4:
Series of north-south linear anomalies parallel to existing trackways and boundaries and therefore probably agricultural in origin.
Further fragmented north-east aligned linear anomalies are likely to relate to agricultural drainage, although an archaeological origin cannot be ruled out.
Discrete anomalies likely to be mainly caused by ferrous objects, although two discrete features may represent pits.
Area 7:
Low level positive linear anomalies may be archaeological or agricultural in origin. Three short linear anomalies on the same alignment may represent a single north-west-southeast feature.
Discrete anomalies likely to be mainly caused by ferrous objects, although a group of discrete low magnitude positive anomalies in the western part may represent pits.
See report (S1) for further details. The results of this work are also summarised in the subsequently produced Impact Assessment (S2).
P. Watkins (HES), 21 May 2015.

January-April 2003. Systematic Fieldwalking and Metal-detecting Survey.
Field survey undertaken as part of Environmental Impact Assessment of large proposed mineral extraction area (Field 5; Finds 59-68 and 604-657).
8 undatable prehistoric flint flakes, 1 blade, and 2 core fragments.
1 ?prehistoric burnt flint.
2 Neolithic flint blades, 1 blade-like flake, 1 blade core and 1 core.
1 Neolithic/Early Bronze Age flint scraper.
1 Bronze Age flint flake.
2 Roman pottery sherd.
1 post-medieval pottery sherd, 1 copper alloy button and 1 lead pistol ball.
1 post-medieval/modern pottery sherd, 1 copper alloy button, 1 copper alloy sheet fragment and 1 iron washer.
7 modern pottery sherds, 1 glass bottle fragment, 1 field drain fragment and 1 copper alloy button.
1 undatable copper alloy sheet fragment, 1 copper alloy disc, 1 copper alloy implement leg/handle and 2 lead casting splashes.
See report (S2) for further details.
P. Watkins (HES), 21 May 2015.

January-February 2017. Metal-detecting. [1].
1 Roman cion, a Headstud brooch and unfinished furniture stud.
Medieval copper alloy unidentified object.
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel leg.
Post-medieval buckle frame and a button.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 6 March 2017.