Coleshill Park Final Factual Report for Archaeological Mitigation

The method of archaeological mitigation was 'Metal Detecting' and 'Archaeological Recording' to investigate heritage assets previously identified by trial trenching. The archaeological features exposed in the mitigation areas included three palaeochannels, two burnt mounds of probable Bronze Age date, and an Iron Age settlement, characterised by two roundhouses, cremation burials, and an extensive field system incorporating two pit alignments. A separate Iron Age to Early/Middle Romano-British settlement included a further three roundhouses. Romano-British agricultural activity was identified, which included evidence of a possible granary, with evidence of a possible focus of activity during the 2nd Century AD. Medieval activity was defined by a rectilinear stock enclosure, two large pits, and an alignment of smaller pits and gullies. Post-medieval cultivation furrows, field boundaries and drainage features were also excavated and recorded.