Monument record BRK 104 - Gallows Hill, Saxon (Sax)

1990: DBA, fieldwalking, metal detecting and geophysical surveys - see (S3).
Possible ESax brooch metal detected in 1990 (S1).
Two sunken featured buildings and Early Saxon pottery from the flanking ditches of a Roman road located in evaluation trenching in 2002 (S2).

2013: Excavation recorded Prehistoric to Post medieval features. Three Sunken Featured Buildings were identified in the northeast half of the site. All three were aligned east/west and were of similar size and form, with a post hole at the centre of the short ends. Two of the structures had evidence of central hearths comprising deposits at the very centre of the structure which were much darker than the surrounding earth and contained a significant quantity of charcoal. Saxon pottery was recovered and also residual Roman pottery. A small quantity of residual Early Bronze Age and intrusive post-medieval pottery were recovered. Common also to all three was large quantities of CBM and animal bone. Possible Saxon pits and ditches were also identified (S4).

Also Un, Preh, Rom & PMed.