NHER 69544 (Monument record) - Undated ditch and probable extraction pit

May 2025. Trial Trenching.
Evaluation of proposed development site.
The thirteen trenches revealed little of archaeological interest, with only a ditch and a large pit or hollow recorded.
The ditch was a north-east to south-west aligned feature that produced no dating evidence.
The pit took the form of a large, relatively shallow hollow. Although a sherd of probable Roman pottery was recovered from this feature it is suggested it was most likely a post-medieval marl pit. Other finds included two hand-forged iron nails, while a sample taken from the fill of the pit produced only charcoal and a small amount of animal bone.
Across much of the site the heavy clay natural geology lay directly beneath the topsoil, with only a thin, patchy subsoil recorded. No unstratified finds were recovered.
See report (S1) for further details.
P. Watkins (HES), 15 October 2025.