A a colluvial layer was recorded in two trenches during an archaeological evaluation associated with the installation of a water pipeline at Birchington. It contained occupational evidence in the form of pottery, daub fragments, fuel ash and worked flint. The pottery represented a range of dates, principally relating to the Late Bronze Age, with smaller quantities attributable to the Late Iron Age/Early Roman and medieval periods. (location accurtae to the nearest 20m based on available information)