Watching Brief

Date 30 June 2008 - 11 September 2008

Event ID 575681

Category Recording

Type Watching Brief

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NJ 7370 1770 A watching brief was undertaken on 30 June– 11 September 2008 during topsoil stripping in advance of extraction at Mill Farm. The quarry lies in a landscape of considerable archaeological sensitivity, containing sites dating from the prehistoric to post-medieval periods.

The remains of a probable prehistoric settlement were found in a natural hollow and sealed beneath a thick deposit of colluvium on the W edge of the site close to the quarry limit. Features including a probable hearth, a small pit containing Neolithic pottery, two flint scatters and two stone concentrations were encountered. The area containing the prehistoric remains has been covered with geotextile fabric and preserved in situ.

Archive: RCAHMS

Funder: Aggregate Industries UK

Laura Scott (Headland Archaeology Ltd), 2008