Middle Bronze Age and Late Iron Age/Early Roman field systems, Alexandra Road (EHER 16848)

Trial trenching and excavation in 1994 recorded two phases of field systems.

1994. Trial trenching and archaeological excavation. Prehistoric features comprising two phases of field systems: one dated to the Middle Bronze Age and the later phase to the Late Iron Age/Early Roman period (or possibly later). Also the artefactual remains of a Middle Bronze Age site that had been destroyed by quarrying were recovered. A small number of other features such as pits and a hearth of prehistoric date were also located. The above features were located to the south and east of a World War II gun emplacement (EHER 14863) which had destroyed some of the archaeology. <1><2> Pottery included one sherd with an applied cordon typical of the Middle Bronze Age. Other finds include a large quantity of burnt flint. <1> Area: 0.4 Note: Cropmarks of possible Bronze Age round barrows have also been recorded approximately 150m to the south-west of the excavated site, see EHER 11158.