ENN108160 - Pineham, Zone H 2015 (Excavation)

{1} The mitigation phase comprised the archaeological excavation of c15ha of land across an area considered to have archaeological value. Excavation Areas A and B were separated by a modern trackway and covered the prehistoric/Roman settlement enclosures and Iron Age pit alignments (c7ha). The Strip, Map and Sample (SMS) area covered the field boundaries (c8ha). The eastern portion of the SMS area was only partially stripped owing to the obstruction of an overhead electrical line. Following the completion of the main works the County Archaeological Advisor requested an extension to the north of the SMS to excavate a length of pit alignment. In total, four separate lengths of pit alignment were recorded across the excavation areas. Three of the pit alignments were aligned from a sinuous Bronze Age ditch. The Iron Age and Roman peripheral activity represented part of a small farmstead in the south of the development with probable livestock enclosures in the excavation area. The main occupation areas may be to the south of the excavation area. A possible Saxon barrow was found to the south of the site, defined by a continuous ditch.