Monument record 14176 - Excavated Pits, Potential Tree Throws of Neolithic Date, Ledsham Road

<1> L-P Archaeology, 2017, Archaeological Mitigation Report: Ledsham Road, Ellesmere Port (Client Report). SCH8396.

An archaeological evaluation was undertaken on land off Ledsham Road, Ellesmere Port, in September 2017, in advance of a residential development. Twenty six shallow pits were identified dug into the natural substrate. On excavation, seventeen of these were interpreted as possible tree throws. The fill of one pit contained wood charcoal fragments so a sample was taken for the purpose of radiocarbon dating. The date range produced was 4700 +/- 30 BP. The calibration curve produced three possible intercepts with date ranges all falling between 3630-3372 cal BC; with the highest probability (57.3%) date range of 3471-3372 cal BC. It is thought that the pits represent a Neolithic woodland clearance event.