SNN106591 - Archaeological Evaluation: Buckton Fields, Northamptonshire, August 2006

Twenty four 50m trenches were excavated across the eastern part of the development area. The evaluation identified a number of natural geological features/ variations within field 2. A Mesolithic flint flake was found at the interface between the subsoil and one of the natural striations. The features all corresponding with a series of anomalies identified from geophysical survey and aerial photography. It was also successful in recovering the remnants of the surviving anti-aircraft battery structures dating from WWII, confirmed by the presence of two linear ditches. No other archaeological features were present.