Site Event/Activity record ECH4226 - Archaeological Evaluation; Ince March, Helsby, Cheshire

An Evaluation was carried out by Cambrian Archaeological Projects and the RSKENSR Group for Peel Holdings of the former Grinsholme Farm site, which occupies a prominent sandstone hillock on the edge of the Ince Marshes on the southern shore of the Mersey Estuary. The site had been identified as having archaeological potential during an earlier Desk-Based Assessment on account of its topography and Scandinavian name. Trial trenching and controlled metal detecting did not reveal archaeological evidence of any period. This may, however, reflect the fact that the site had been badly eroded by ploughing and that the very top of the hill, which had been occupied by the 19th-century farm buildings, was not investigated due to the presence of mature woodland, which will not be affected by the proposed development.