NHER 60756 (Find Spot) - Prehistoric worked flints, post-medieval pottery and modern and undatable metal 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 1, 5 and 6).

Area 1:
Linear anomalies, possibly related to boundaries or agricultural features.
Concentric linears thought to be associated with adjacent pit.
Several discrete responses that may be associated with isolated ferrous objects and a possible pit.
Area 5:
Anomalies consist of faint linear sections which may be a fragmented response to larger features of agricultural or archaeological origin.
Area 6:
Discrete anomalies likely to have been caused by ferrous objects.

See report (S1) for further details. The results of this work are also summarised in the subsequently produced Impact Assessment (S2).
P. Watkins (HES), 20 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 4; Finds 1-56).
11 undatable prehistoric flint flakes and 2 core fragments.
1 ?Early Prehistoric flint chopping tool.
1 Neolithic flint side scraper.
1 Bronze Age flint scraper and 1 flake.
1 post-medieval pottery sherd.
1 modern copper alloy military button and other modern metal objects.
1 undatable copper alloy ring, 1 iron disc (possible hobnail head), 1 lead rod, 2 lead strips and oyster shells.
See report (S2) for further details.
P. Watkins (HES), 20 May 2015.