NHER 66031 (Negative evidence record) - Site with no evidence for archaeologically-significant features or deposits

November 2018. Trial Trenching.
Evaluation of site on proposed route of Ringstead Sustainability Reduction Scheme pipeline (Trenches 3 and 4; mitigation Area A).
Two trenches were excavated at this location, one to the west of the probable line of the Peddar’s Way Roman road (NHER 1289) and one to the east. A north-east to south-west aligned ditch in the western trench was the only feature recorded. This ditch contained a medieval or post-medieval strap end and a post-medieval brick and coincided with a former field boundary depicted on the Sedgeford tithe map of 1840 (S1).
See report (S2) for further details.
P. Watkins (HES), 10 September 2022.

January 2019. Watching Brief.
Monitoring of groundworks associated with installation of Ringstead Sustainability Reduction Scheme pipeline (Watching Brief Area 1; mitigation Area A).
This watching brief took place between the two evaluation trenches, at the point where the pipeline crossed the probable line of the Roman road. The excavation of a pipe trench revealed no evidence for surviving remains associated with the road. Although layers of made ground were recorded these were associated with a spur projecting northwards from the railway embankment to the south.
See report (S2) for further details.
P. Watkins (HES), 10 September 2022.