Fieldwork Report for Trial Trench Evaluation at Piper's Wood Cottage

An archaeological trial trench evaluation was undertaken at Piper's Wood Cottages, Little Missenden Vent Shaft and ATS, Buckinghamshire in March 2020. The Site comprised the southwestern part of two fields, predominantly pastoral, encompassing approximately 5.24 ha. Twenty-two trenches across the Site targeted geophysical, cropmark and LiDAR imagery and blank areas, investigated areas of construction impact. A trial trench evaluation comprising 22 trenches across the Site targeted on geophysical, cropmark and LiDAR imagery and blank areas, was designed to investigate areas of Construction impact. The evaluation was carried out during March 2020. Of the 22 trenches excavated, none revealed archaeological features, and two revealed natural features: a tree throw and a tree root bole.