ENN110841 - Northdale End, Area E, 2022 (Trial trench)

Sitecode(s): NE3854 Albion Archaeology was commissioned by Snowdon Homes Ltd to undertake trial trenching in the southern part of Area D, known as Site E. The trial trenching demonstrated that Anglo-Saxon remains, previously identified to the east, continue into Site E. Identified remains include ditches, buried soils and a dumped deposit. They likely represent a continuation of the settlement activity previously identified to the east. While the buried soils are probably of low intrinsic archaeological value, their presence suggests that any underlying deposits are well protected, reducing the likelihood that any modern cultivation methods or groundworks have had a significant adverse impact on any potential remains. The results of this investigation demonstrate that there is a high likelihood that further, well preserved, late Anglo-Saxon remains survive within Site E. These remains have the potential to enhance our knowledge of the development of late Anglo-Saxon and early medieval Raunds and, therefore, contribute to a number of local and regional research aims. Information from OASIS online form