Post hole or small pit which contained charcoal and flecks of heat reddened clay. Two other similar post holes. Inter-cutting oval pits both contained large quantities of Early Medieval Local wares and Limpsfield type wares, smaller amounts of Saxo-Norman Local wares (typical of the C11th/early 12th). Roman building material mainly brick, as well a single fragment each of imbrex and possible tegula roof tiles.

Two sherds of prehistoric pottery and worked flint were found in a third large pit as well as 4 sherds of Limpsfield type ware.

Organic fill of pits contained bread-type wheat and oats. Weed seeds included bur-reed (acquatic plant). Charcoal was alder, hazel, beech, ash, blackthorn and hawthorn woods. Radio-carbon range of charcoal gave date of AD 1020 to 1170.

Ditch contained 6 pieces of Roman tile, including one with a signature mark, three sherds of Roman pottery (C1st-2nd AD) and 35 sherds of Early Medieval Local ware. (1)

<1> Network Archaeology Ltd, 2001, Hadlow to High Halden Natural Gas Pipeline. Archaeological watching brief. (Unpublished document). SKE13567.