Watching Brief at Whin Dyke, in the vicinity of Steeton Hall Magnate's Residence and Manorial Centre (Steeton Cottage, 8 Steeton Way, South Millford).

The work comprised the archaeological monitoring during the machine excavation of the footprint of the flood alleviation dam. This involved stripping of the topsoil flanking the sloping north and south sides of Whin Dyke with a deeper excavation within the centre of the watercourse down to the interface with the natural bedrock formation. Standard On-Site Archaeology techniques were followed throughout the excavation. These involved the completion of trench record sheets and context sheets as well as plans and sections drawn to scale. A photographic record of the deposits and features was also maintained. The only archaeological feature revealed during the works was linear [102], a probable infilled ditch of a late 19th or early 20th century date. An OS map of 1906 indicates a probable short run of ditch on roughly an east to west alignment traversing from the east-northeast (road) and joining the central watercourse to the west (Figure 4). Linear [102] may represent the linear indicated on the 1906 map. The linear is not indicated on earlier maps. No earlier features or finds were revealed during the works that could be associated with Steeton Hall medieval complex.