Farmor's School, 3G Pitch, Fairford, Gloucestershire: Geophysical Survey

The geophysical survey comprises an area of 1.1 ha, that was surveyed with a Bartington Grad601-2 dual fluxgate gradiometer at 1m transverse and at 0.25m sample intervals using a zigzag transverse. Majority of the site was laid out using Lecia Captivate with GS18/CS20 GNSS RTK Rover, with a grid size of 30m by 30m, however due to the signal issues part of the grid was therefore plotted using hand taps and using Pythagoras theorem to get accurate points. In October 2025, Cotswold Archaeology carried out an Geophysical Survey at Farmor's School, Fairford, Gloucestershire. An area of 1.1ha was survey within the site. The survey identified a range of anomalies that have been classified as agricultural, archaeological, moder, natural/modern and undetermined Notable features included a ring ditch with a centre anomaly, a possible trackway, possible old field systems and enclosures. Through looking at the Historic Environment Records (HER) of the local area it suggests that these could be prehistoric in nature. Significant modern disturbance was observed within the area especially along the southern and western edge of site. This is mostly due to the current use of the field as a playing field which remnants of older pitches i.e. high jump and current goal post which cause magnetic disruption. This interference has no doubt distorted or obscured minor archaeological features within these localised zones.