Fieldwork Report for Trial Trench Evaluation at C10025 Kings Pond Cottage

An archaeological evaluation was undertaken on land at Kings Pond Cottage (C10025), near Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire by Infra for Fusion on behalf of HS2. A total of 19 trenches were excavated. The evaluation comprised 19 trenches produced 2 pits and 8 linear features interpreted as field boundaries and drainage ditches. The form of the 2 pits suggests they are not post-pits and the consistent fills across all the features and almost total absence of finds suggests that they are naturally filled and potentially removed from a settlement. A single sherd of late 13th to early 15th century pottery from the upper fill of linear [400104] in trench 1 was the only dating evidence recovered from the excavated features.