Prehistoric field boundaries and finds at Sturrick Farm (EHER 80429)

An evaluation of this site revealed two parallel field ditches which may be part of a droveway. A number of other ditches at right angles may be interpreted as fragments of adjacent field boundaries. Together, these may be part of a field system.

Evaluation, 2014 An evaluation of this site revealed two parallel field ditches aligned Southwest by Northeast which may be part of a droveway. Six other ditches located at right angles may be interpreted as fragments of adjacent field boundaries. Together, these may be part of a field system. Finds were very scarce. There were only two sherds of pottery(plus a few sherd flakes) in the field ditches, both Bronze Age. There were four burnt flints in the ditches, generally supportive of the prehistoric date proposed for this field system. There was one stratified Neolithic/Bronze Age flint (possibly slightly residual), and three unstratified Bronze Age flints. This proposed droveway is a new addition to the cropmark complex more strongly represented to the north and west of Sturrick Farm. Excavation has shown that not all these cropmarks are prehistoric, but there are sufficient prehistoric burial sites and a potential living site (approximately 700m NW of Sturrick) to give a prehistoric context to the Sturrick Farm features. <1>