NHER 69874 (Monument record) - Undated pits and ditches and late post-medieval field boundary

February 2016. Geophysical Survey.
Magnetometer survey of proposed development site.
This survey identified nothing of definite archaeological interest. A north-north-east to south-south-west aligned positive linear anomaly and two shorter, roughly perpendicular positive linear anomalies to the east may represent infilled field boundary ditches. A parallel negative linear anomaly to the west may represent a former bank or earthwork feature, although this could also be natural in origin or the result of agricultural activity.
An area of closely-spaced parallel linear anomalies in the western part of the site were probably associated with recent agricultural activity.
Areas of magnetic disturbance around the margins of the field and scattered dipolar 'spikes' were probably caused by modern debris on or close to the surface – most likely modern debris.
Information from report uploaded to OASIS.
P. Watkins (HES), 23 May 2026.

July 2016. Trial Trenching.
Evaluation of proposed development site.
The nine trenches revealed five ditches, two pits, a pit or ditch terminus and a probable tree-throw hollow. The majority of these feature were undated, the one exception being an east-north-east to west-south-west aligned ditch that can be seen to correspond with a former field boundary shown on the Stoke Holy Cross Tithe map (S1). This produced several sherd of modern 'willow pattern' pottery and a fragment of undiagnostic ceramic building material. The only other find recovered during this work was an unstratified prehistoric flint flake.
There was little correlation between the results of this work and those of the preceding geophysical survey, with none of the linear anomalies recorded found to be associated with subsurface remains. The geophysical survey had also failed to identify any of the features revealed by the trenching.
See report (S2) for further details.
The archive associated with this work has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2016.397).
P. Watkins (HES), 23 May 2026.