Land off Hillside Road, Castle Gresely, Swadlincote, Derbyshire - Archaeological Evaluation Report

Wessex Archaeology

The evaluation area spanned three fields. The north-western field contained several ditches, with two large ditches appearing across three trial trenches that were indicative of a bivallate hilltop enclosure. Adjacent shallower ditches potentially formed internal features. The archaeological remains in the eastern field comprised ditches and a pit, and were indicative of a small enclosure. The only find of the evaluation, a possible rubber stone/whetstone, was recovered from a pit within this field. The remains within the south-western field comprised ditches and pits. These features may be part of a field system.

There were no dateable finds recovered during the evaluation, limiting the ability to firmly date any of the features. The lack of finds combined with the depth of colluvium covering the archaeological features is suggestive of a prehistoric date but is by no means definitive.