Deep ploughing of a field at Knoll Farm during 1968 revealed differences in soil colour, and broken pottery has been reported in the area. Several sherds were identified as 1st and 2nd century Roman coarse ware and the area was systematically searched. Probing in the original find-spot area at TR 07458465 gave no indications of buildings and a test-hole showed only a layer of darker soil with charcoal, vegetable matter and sherds. This stratum was 2 1/2in thick at a depth of 1 ft. At TR 07383458, a black soil patch may have been the corner of a rubbish pit containing pieces of bones, an iron spike and two sherds of 2nd century ware. Occasional sherds are to be found over the whole 18 acres of the field.