Images and GIS data from an Archaeological Evaluation at A417 Missing Link, Birdlip, Gloucestershire 2020-21

This collection comprises images and GIS data from an archaeological evaluation of land along the route of the proposed A417 Missing Link, near Birdlip, Gloucestershire, between September 2020 and April 2021, Cotswold Archaeology carried out the work. A total of 323 trenches were excavated. Archaeological features were identified throughout the site, closely correlating to the results of preceding geophysical surveys. The features recorded included those dated to the Neolithic, Iron Age, Roman, Saxon, medieval, post-medieval and modern periods, with undated features also present. At the western extent of the site a pit was identified containing abundant knapping waste, of probable Neolithic date, in association with a number of small ditches, pits and a possible hearth. Within the centre of the site, a group of pits/postholes were recorded, which contained worked flint of broad prehistoric date, potentially representing a structure. Towards the eastern extent of the site, a series of pits and ditches yielded pottery dateable to the Middle Neolithic.