Monument record 5039/1 - Early Bronze Age at Oversley Farm

Excavation at Oversley Farm 1997-1998 in advance of runway expansion at Mancester Airport

A linear hollow way , probably formed during the Early Neolithic Phase (CHER 5037) began to accumulate deposits and features during this phase. In this phase this mainly involved evidence for a possible fence-line along part of the eastern edge of the hollow, the accumulation of fire related deposits and the cutting of several enigmatic pits. Two sub-circular structures were also erected along the eastern edge of the site on a paralel axis with the hollow way. The phase was characterized by the presence of Beaker domestic pottery in some of the pit fills and the hollow way deposits, which were also associated with lithics including a barbed and tanged arrowhead. A small group of radiocarbon dates from the hollow way and the structures corroborate the ceramic evidence in assigning this phase to the Early Bronze Age.

Giffords Consulting Engineers (Chester), 1997-98, Oversley Farm, Styal, Cheshire: Excavations in advance of Manchester Airport's Runway 2, 1997-8. Volume 1 - Report, R2336.1-2 (Client Report). SCH3946.

Giffords Consulting Engineers (Chester), 1997-98, Oversley Farm, Styal, Cheshire: Excavations in advance of Manchester Airport's Runway 2, 1997-8. Volume 2 - Figures, R2336.2 (Client Report). SCH3947.

Giffords Consulting Engineers (Chester), 1998, Draft Evaluation Report: Manchester Airport - Runway 2, Volume I, R2273 (Client Report). SCH4251.

Gifford and Partners, 1999, Manchester Airport - Runway 2. Evaluation Report - Volume I: Text and Plates, R2285/1-2 (Client Report). SCH3972.

Giffords Consulting Engineers (Chester), 1999, Manchester Airport Second Runway, Oversley Farm Excavation: Post-Excavation Assessment Report, R2283 (Client Report). SCH3975.

<1> D J Garner, 2007, The Neolithic and Bronze Age Settlement at Oversley Farm, Styal, Cheshire (Book). SCH5392.