Data from a Trial Trench Evaluation at North Portal, South Heath Cutting, Buckinghamshire, 2018 (HS2 Phase One)

This collection comprises a digital archive of photographs, GIS files, reports and scanned site records from a trial trench evaluation by INFRA Archaeology on land at North Portal C2a, near Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire between August and November 2018. The results of the evaluation, although lacking in dating material, have identified a multi-phase site spanning several periods from the Prehistoric through to the post-medieval period. The evidence of iron smelting on a small scale is of interest, and is likely related to agricultural activity, however further investigation of the sample and feature would be advisable in order to ascertain a date for this activity. The data presented within this archive is beneficial to any archaeological investigations or research in the wider area as it contains evidence of activity from several periods spanning thousands of years, including an inhumation of probable later prehistoric date.