Church Road (West of), Singlewell, ARC CRS 97

As part of a larger programme of archaeological investigation along the route of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link, Union Railways Ltd commissioned the Oxford Archaeological Unit to undertake a field evaluation of 6 ha of land to the west of Church Road, Singlewell. Twenty-one trenches were excavated. Trenches 1886TT - 1888TT and 1890TT - 1892TT were located to sample an area of geophysical anomalies and a surface concentration of prehistoric worked flint; trenches 1896TT, 1897TT and 1899TT - 1901TT were located to sample a surface concentration of prehistoric worked flints. The remainder were located systematically. The evaluation identified two pits of certain Bronze Age date and a possible post-hole. A number of shallow gullies, interpreted as field boundaries, located in the same part of the site as the pits, may be Bronze Age, although a later possible Saxon date cannot be discounted based on the ceramic evidence. Two probable quarries were also identified, and although one contained Saxon finds these, they are thought to be of post-medieval date containing earlier residual material. The overall results of the evaluation indicate a low level of Bronze Age activity, possibly associated with more intensive activity which may exist further to the west of the evaluation area.