NHER 63106 (Monument record) - Post-medieval bottle dump and probable quarry pits

March 2010. Desk-based Assessment.
Survey of large proposed development area.
See report (S1) for further details.
P. Watkins (HES), 21 November 2018.

January 2011. Geophysical Survey.
Magnetometer survey of part of large proposed development area (Field F).
This survey identified a cluster of discrete dipolar anomalies likely to present areas of burning or features such as kilns. Another dipolar anomaly to the north of this group may also represent an area of burning and adjacent, larger, more amphorous zones of high magnetism beyond possibly also indicate the presence of archaeologically significant remians. A extensive sinous anomaly in the southern half of the field may represent an area of infilled quarry pits. This anomalies also runs across the field to the east (NHER 63107).
See report (S2) for further details.
P. Watkins (HES), 21 November 2018.

April 2013. Trial Trenching.
Limited evaluation of proposed development area (Trenches 1 and 2).
The two trenches excavated in this field was positioned to test the results of the preceding geophysical survey.
The first trench targeted the main group of dipolar anomalies, which were shown to correspond with three large features interpreted as pits. Two of these features appeared to be at least partially filled with reddened deposits that potentially represented material that had been heat affect during some form of industrial process. These pits were however only subject to very minimal machine excavation and no dating evidence was recovered.
The second trench demonstrated that the more isolated dipolar anomaly was associated with a post-medieval bottle dump. Two small undated possible pits with unremarkable, sterile fills were the only other features exposed.
Unstratified finds were limited to two prehistoric flint flakes.
See report (S3) for further details.
P. Watkins (HES), 25 November 2018.