Find Spot record 0972000000 - 3 test pits in Hilly Field

In the centre of the field, a prominent terrace exists in the hillside as it descends to the valley bottom. Three TPs were located on this terrace to establish whether the feature was man-made and to provide a date and function for its construction. TPs 7 and 8 failed to produce any datable material. The presence of a single sherd of Potterspury ware from TP 6 also means that conslusions must be drawn tentatively. However, the stratigraphy and the lack of finds both point to natural causes forming this terrace rather than human intervention. It is quite possible that this feature is a geological slump, perhaps encouraged by the presence of a spring head close by. Other slumps are known in the parish, for example at weatherhead Farm. The boulder clay appears to have been prone to slippage located along the steeper sides of the River Leck valley (B1).