Two Roman ditches found in watching brief

Late 19th century stable block and coach house to Foscott Manor, now in use as garages.

Post-medieval ditches found in excavation at All Souls Quarry

Earthworks of probable Iron Age hillfort seen on aerial photographs - The remains of a slight univallate hillfort located on the northern side of the flood plain of the River Great Ouse. The hillfort occupies a low-lying position at the base of a gentle slope and is nearly circular in plan, measuring 200 metres in diameter. The ramparts have long since been reduced by ploughing. They must however, have remained clearly visible in the early 19th century as the (now dismantled) Buckingham arm of the Grand Union Canal was built around the south easterm part of the perimeter. Elsewhere, across the field to the north of the former canal, the largely buried perimeter ditch remains visible as a broad depression measuring some 10-15 metres in width and 0.8 metres deep. The internal bank can also be traced in places, either as a slight earthwork, or from scatters of limestone rubble used in its construction. This tabular limestone occurs locally at depths of between 1-2 metres, and was doubtless derived from the ditch. Cropmarks, reflecting the layout of the defences have been recorded on several occasions since the site was first photographed from the air in 1946. In 1967 a socketed iron axe head was found on the ploughed surface within the hillfort. It is thought to date from the Early or Middle Iron Age, and is still one of only about 20 examples of this type of axe to have been found in the British Isles. Scheduled.

Medieval floors and early-middle Saxon to medieval and post-medieval pottery found whilst shovel test-pitting

Three test pits were targeted on earthworks to the west of Church Lane, revealing evidence for medieval occupation.

Test pit excavated in field marked Town Close on the Tithe Map revealed a pottery assemblage suggesting activity here throughout the medieval period.

Test pit excavated in field marked Town Close on the Tithe Map revealed a pottery assemblage suggesting activity here throughout the medieval period.

Roman pottery found in ploughed field

Possible barrow of unknown date recorded in topographic survey still visible on lidar visualisations