Site Event/Activity record ECH4331 - Watching Brief at Glebe Cottage, Malpas, Cheshire.

The groundwork consisted of moving existing paving slabs and manual excavation to a depth of c. 200mm. The excavated material beneath the paving slabs was shown to consist entirely of natural sandstone bedrock, with the exception of a modern drainage trench. Observation of a nearby wall, seperating Glebe Cottage from land to the east revealed exposed natural sandstone bedrock, confirming that the land immediately to the rear of the cottage had been cut into the natural geology. No features, artefacts or soil deposits of archaeological significance were encountered during the watching brief. Any pre-existing archaeological deposits had been removed during terracing operations.