Monument record 1083/0/20 - Linear bands of sandy silt, Harbutt's Field West

<1> Gifford and Partners, 1996, King Street, Middlewich, Harbutts Field: Excavation of Two Sample Trenches., R2104 (Client Report). SCH4182.

Following on from a programme of archaeological evaluation begun in 1993 in Harbutt's field, two further trial trenches were excavated on 01/12/1995 on the western edge of the field, to the west of the Roman fort (1080/1), the position of which was confirmed through geophysical survey and excavation. The results of the two 1995 trenches were limited. In Trench 1 removal of the current topsoil exposed a plough-disturbed layer of sandy-silt, and a layer of redeposited sandy-clay, on sand identified as the natural sub-soil. The maximum depth of plough-disturbance to the sub-surface deposits was 600mm. Removal of the topsoil in Trench 2 revealed a surface with several distinct deposits. A plough-disturbed layer of clay-silt was identified, and on removal of this, two linear bands running NE-SW of sandy silt were observed in the sand sub-soil. No artefacts were recovered and the maximum depth of plough-disturbance was 510mm. Probably post medieval.