Post medieval agricultural cultivation at Primrose Lane, Harwick (EHER 80559)

The evaluation largely identified what appeared to be field boundaries or drainage ditches, many of which look to align with boundaries on the Wix Tithe Map 1837 and Ramsey Tithe map 1846 or are on a similar north–south and east–west orientation.

Archaeological evaluation, 2022 The evaluation largely identified what appeared agricultural land use comprising of field boundaries or drainage ditches, many of which look to align with boundaries on the Wix Tithe Map 1837 and Ramsey Tithe map 1846 or are on a similar north–south and east–west orientation. Many of the ditches contained ceramic land drains with one contained a row of tiles in the base, presumably to aid drainage or clearance of the ditch. The ten pits identified across the were all undated due to the paucity of finds recovered. The pits did not appear in any particular clusters or alignments and their diameters varied considerably although all were relatively shallow which may suggest their use for extraction of material is unlikely. The pits were somewhat concentrated along the eastern boundary of the north-eastern field which may suggest they were associated with Bowl Cottage, but the function of the pits is unclear. <1>