An archaeological evaluation (comprising 22 trial-trenches) was carried out as part of the Fingringhoe Ranges Enhancement, in advance of the construction of two new firing ranges along with access tracks, a series of swales for flood mitigation purposes and three attenuation ponds. Each trench measured 60m long x 4m wide and was excavated through modern topsoil/turf (L1, 0.13-0.42m thick) onto natural clay (L2). All archaeological features were cut into L2 and sealed by L1. Significant contexts included a Late Iron Age/Roman red hill in trench T6 and a concentration of Roman features in trench T1 consisting mainly of ditches and a large number of pits, 0.24-0.3m below current ground level. Finds from the features in T1 included pottery sherds, briquetage, ceramic building material, animal bone, five copper-alloy coins, two iron bolt-heads and the remains of a spearhead. There were three Bronze Age/Late Bronze Age features in trenches T3, T4 and T11 and two medieval features in trenches T5 and T6.