ENN108157 - Berry Close 2015 (Excavation)

An archaeological investigation was conducted by Independent Archaeology Consultants for the construction of four new dwellings, including driveways, garages and services on land to the rear of 11 Berry Close, Earls Barton. The investigation area contained archaeological finds and features from the prehistoric period to the present. In the north-eastern part of the site a number of prehistoric pits were uncovered. These pits were sealed by a medieval farming landscape, with plough marks and a boundary ditch. In the southern part of the site a collapsed garden wall and a drainage ditch from the post medieval period were representing a later phase of activity in the area. A large assemblage of pottery was also collected from various features, and together with other finds it was used to create a detailed chronolgy of the site.