Hallgate Lane, Pilsley, Derbyshire - Archaeological Watching Brief Report

Wessex Archaeology

Wessex Archaeology was commissioned to undertake an archaeological watching brief during ground reduction ahead of residential development. The monitored works centred on NGR 441916, 362807, at Hallgate Lane, Pilsley, Derbyshire, S45 8HN.

The watching brief has revealed the continuation of former field boundary ditches recorded in evaluation trenches 1 and 2. Radiocarbon dating of environmental material has revealed that these ditches were of Late Iron Age date. The environmental assemblages may be indicative of the burning of turves for fuel. A wheat grain recovered from one of the ditches was also radiocarbon dated and found to be of early
medieval origin.

The finds assemblage is of negligible size and significance. In the absence of contextualising information there is no potential for further environmental analysis.