Ladybridge Farm: Evaluation Trench (Intervention 16)

Intervention 16 was situated close to the eastern boundary of Zone C and was a 3.0m x 3.0m hand-excavated trench. The ground surface was level at c.41.80m AOD. The dark yellowish-brown gravel and clayey silt ploughsoil (C1123) was found to be c.0.30m deep. The underlying natural subsoil consisted of an orangish-brown gravel and silt natural subsoil visible over the base of the intervention (C1124).

A single feature (F14) was identified within Intervention 16 and was located at the southern limit of intervention and disappearing beneath it. F14 was defined as a possibly sub-oval feature measuring 0.45m wide and was visible for a length of 0.32m. Upon excavation, the feature proved to be 0.23m at its deepest point and a possible post-setting was identified in the northern part of the feature. F14 was backfilled once with a deposit of a dark brown clayey silt which contained rare charcoal flecks and fine gravel (C1188). Definition against underlying subsoil was poor. F14 was interpreted as a possible posthole; no dateable material was recovered from C1188 but the proximal end of a flint blade was recovered during excavation. Environmental assessment identified a quantity of oak charcoal within C1188, both in the light and dense fractions.

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