Sept 1979. Extensive series of cropmarks to the north, west and east of Quarry Farm showing on the well drained sand and gravel terraces. The cropmarks were first recorded in 1970 by Dr. D. Spratt. The cropmarks show two differing landscape traditions. The first phase consists of unevenly spaced curvilinear cropmarks sub-dividing the landscape into irregular portions. This and a sub-rectangular enclosure to the north of the farm buildings are Iron Age in form. The second phase consists of marked rectilinear boundaries, which appear to subdivide areas of similar size. Although on a different alignment they respect the previous boundaries. The subdivisions abut a double ditched linear feature to the east which runs for at least 200 m north-south before making a 90 degree turn to the east. The east-west section of the feature runs for 50 metres. This ditch complex may represent the rationalisation of an existing Iron Age field system in the Romano-British period. A further sub-rectangular feature is visible to the west of the field system features and may again be Iron Age in date.

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