Archaeological fieldwork carried out between 2004 and 2005 found a small Bronze Age / Iron Age settlement consisting of enclosures, structures and a ring ditch (of uncertain nature). The origins of the site were probably in the early Bronze Age and use extended mainly to the early Iron Age although some evidence extended into the late Iron Age and early Roman period. Over 600 of the identified and excavated features were post or stake holes. The majority represent the post-settings of timber structures and buildings, ranging from possible 2, 3 and 4 post structures such as drying racks and granaries (or helms), up to large hut structures and structure groupings containing a hundred or more individual post-settings.