Monument record COG 029 - Land adjacent to Carsons Drive

2007: Ariel photographic assessment identified traces of ridge and furrow, a scatter of possible pits which may or may not be natural andrecent field boundaries and a possible spring. Photographs indicate geological disturbance in the form of patterned ground resulting from periglacial action which may mask the appearance of archaeological features (S2).

2009: Evaluation of 79 linear trenches were excavated across the development area. A small number of archaeological features were encountered including 4 pits, a large hollow possibly forming the remnant of a prehistoric pond barrow, post-medieval boundary features and debris associated with post-medieval tile production. Although there is some evidence to suggest that the highest areas of the undulating site had suffered erosion of the land surface due to ploughing, most of the site was under sufficient topsoil and or subsoil coverage to prevent significant medieval or later plough damage (S1).