NHER 24095 (Monument record) - Prehistoric occupation site and undated ring ditches in field northwest of Long Belt, southwest of River

20 October 1987. Fenland fieldwalking. Reasonably well weathered soil, crop not generated. MTW ET.
Context 1 general scatter.
Odd flints from sandy ridges across field.

Context 2 at 6451 9768. On edge of sandy ridge close to peat. MTW 140.
Small spread pot boilers, no flints. 19m north to south x 21m east to west at 0.8m OD.
R. Silvester (NAU), 20 October 1987.

For full details of wares, flint types, etc. see (S1).

23 July 1992. NLA air photography.
Three ring ditches noted within field.
D. Edwards (NLA), 1994.

These are large and unusual for ring ditches. Is this because they are actual barrows emerging from the peat; or a natural formation such as buried sand hills; or due to agricultural origin?
E. Rose (NLA) 10 October 1994.

(S2) shows the ring ditches as waterfilled pits with straight cuts leading from them to the field edge ditches as if to drain them. Their purpose is obscure; very few fields in the area have marl pits but here are three pits in two conjoined fields.
E. Rose (NLA), 25 April 2006.