SNN116977 - Geophysical Survey Report Braybrooke, Market Harborough

Magnitude Surveys was commissioned to assess the subsurface archaeological potential of a c. 14ha area of land at Braybrooke, Market Harborough. A Fluxgate gradiometer survey was successfully completed across the survey area. The geophysical survey has detected anomalies of archaeological, agricultural, natural and undetermined origins. Probable rectilinear enclosures and a linear anomaly of possible archaeological origin were identified across the south and west of the survey area. Historical agricultural activity has been identified in the form of ridge and furrow cultivation. Modern agricultural activity was detected as ploughing regimes and drainage systems. Natural variations have been recorded in the centre of the survey area, likely associated with changes in the underlying bedrock. Anomalies have been detected throughout the survey area which have been classified as undetermined due to a lack of contextual evidence to support a more definitive interpretation. Modern interference is limited to the edges and isolated areas within the centre of the survey area, caused by extant field boundaries and ferrous debris.