Medieval features at Power's Farm, Wheeler's Hill (EHER 80864)

Evaluation in 2022 recorded a small quantity of medieval features located at the North extent of Area 5 comprising of ditches/gullies and pits. They contained a small assemblage of primarily 11th to 13th century pottery.

August 2022. Trial trenching. Medieval activity was evidenced by a small quantity of archaeological features located at the North extent of Area 5, immediately South of Wheelers Hill road. Several ditches/gullies and pits spread across Trenches 75, 89, 92, and 93 were the only features securely dated to the medieval period; they contained a small assemblage of primarily 11th to 13th century pottery. These features possibly relate to farming activity related to settlements located along Wheelers Hill road and their location in relation to Late Iron Age/Early Roman settlement remains here is presumed to be coincidental. Notably, pit [92/004] contained three sherds of possible Late Saxon pottery; it was the only feature on site to contain identifiable early medieval material. <1>