A cart-based survey was undertaken on approximately 27ha of land using an eight channel SenSYS MX V3 system containing eight FGM650 sensors. Readings are taken every 20MHz (between 0.05 and 0.1m). Data were recorded onto a device, using a Carlson GNSS Smart antenna, for centimetre accuracy. These readings were stored in the memory of the instrument and downloaded for processing and interpretation. DLMGPS and MAGNETO software, alongside bespoke in-house software was used to process and present the data The geophysical survey has detected magnetic anomalies associated with archaeological and possible archaeological origins in the forms of small, fragmented enclosures and former field divisions. More recent former field boundaries have been detected along with anomalies consistent with modern ploughing and field drains. A large modern electricity pylon and its associated overhead cables are represented within the south of the Site. Magnetic disturbance along the western and northern periphery of the survey area is due to the proximity to Crabtree Lane in the west and a disused length of the Lancashire, Derbyshire, and East Coast railway line in the north. A spread of geological anomalies has been recorded within the Site which are likely to be a result of desiccation cracking within the subsurface soils. Overall, the archaeological potential of the Site is deemed to be moderate in the southeast, and low elsewhere.
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