An area measuring 8714m² was stripped in advance of the erection of new agricultural buildings and associated works; the full extent of the achaeological sit is unknown.

The charcoal-rich pits were sub-round in shape, ranging in diameter from 0.32m to 1.71m, and also sub-oval, ranging from 0.2m to 1.97m. Their depth varied from between 0.02m and 0.43m. In general, they appeared to be scattered across the development site. Several of the charcoal-rich pits were scorched.

Seven of the charcoal-rich pits contained datable finds. F18 contained a small piece of medieval or post-medieval possible CBM, while F29 contained 55 sherds of prehistoric (Early Iron Age / Middle Iron Age) pottery. 31 sherds of medieval (early 13th- to late 14th-century) pottery were recovered from charcoal-rich pit F31, and four sherds of medieval (early 13th- to late 14th-century) pottery from F39. F41 yielded 7 sherds of medieval (mid 12th- to late 14th-century) pottery. F42 produced an assemblage of Early Iron Age / Middle Iron Age pottery, comprising 170 sherds from an estimated eight vessels. This feature also contained moderate quantities of charred wheat and rye which provided a radiocarbon date of 380-204 cal BC (SUERC-84433; 2226 ± 24 BP; 95% probability), which is Middle Iron Age. F44 contained a single sherd of post-medieval (late 15th- to 19th-century) pottery.

297 sherds (3,357g) of pottery were recovered from the investigations. In particular, there were 238 sherds (c.2.5kg) of prehistoric pottery (the majority flint-tempered) from 8 vessels (rim EVREP/0.59 EVE). The bulk of this pottery came from charcoal-rich pit F42 (170 sherds weighing 2.3kg) with a smaller assemblage from charcoal-rich pit F29 (55 sherds weighing 124g) and 2 sherds (4g) from pit F49. A date spanning the late Early Iron Age and into the Middle Iron Age (6th-4th centuries BC), is likely for the prehistoric pottery from F29, F42, and F49 with the possibility of some earlier (Late Bronze Age/Early Iron Age) material.

The excavation followed an evaluation by Britannia Archaeology in 2018.<2>