Excavations in Trench 5 in 2004 by Canterburry Archaeological Trust confirmed suspicions that there might be later (than the Late Neolithic activity already identified) phases of occupation and use of the site in the form of an Anglo-Saxon cemetery using the barrow as a focal point. This lay on the southern side of the barrow, containing 8 inhumations and 5 cremations, with grave goods. The site lies on a gentle north-east facing slope at the end of a low valley, that drains to the north-west. OD c12m.