The road was constructed of compacted gravel, covered in a 20mm thick layer of pea grit, and was relatively flat and smooth. Near the south-western edge, the compacted gravel appeared to have been cut by a ditch on a parallel alignment with the road (F2). A significant quantity of Roman finds, including numerous animal bones, was recovered from the upper fill of F2. To the south-west of the Roman road, a light yellow/brown sandy silt containing mortar, oyster shell and charcoal inclusions (L4) was identified at the same depth as the Roman road.<1>

It was not possible to clean or closely examine large areas of the trench due to the health and safety implications of their considerable depth; as a result, all recording was undertaken from the top of the trench.