Post medieval ditches on land at Greenfields, Chivers Road (EHER 80807)

Trial trenching in 2021 recorded two post medieval ditches and a broad linear hollow with waterlogged soils.

November 2021. Trial trenching. Two trenches were investigated, both of which were found to contain below-ground features of post-medieval to modern date. The recorded remains of a NNW/SSE aligned ditch may roughly correspond with a boundary shown on late 19th/20th century mapping. An ENE/WSW aligned ditch was found in the North of the site that was evidently infilled in the mid 20th century. A broad linear hollow or cut filled with waterlogged soils was evident on the ground surface. This partially coincides with the North side of the inner moated enclosure ditch as shown on historic mapping, though was too shallow and of evident late post-medieval/modern date. As such, no archaeological features were identified that relate to the presence of a moated enclosure or to its potential occupation in the medieval period. <1>