An archaeological evaluatiuon was carried out ahead of the installation of a pipeline near birchington. In Trench 10 of this evaluation two ditches were revealed. The east/west ditch was 0.66m wide and 0.19m deep. It had steep concave sides to a U-shaped base. Its fill contained Late Iron Age/Roman pottery and worked flint. Northeast/ south-west ditch was 0.47m wide and 0.17m deep. It had steep concave sides leading to a U-shaped base and was filled by 1005.. The dated feature, or perhaps both represented within this trench, may relate to the prehistoric settlement activity identified within Trenches 6 and 7. (information summarised from source) (1)

<1> Cotswolds archaeology, 2021, Archaeological Evaluation Report - Birchington Vale Rising Main Pipeline (Unpublished document). SKE57129.