All groundworks that had the potential to impact upon archaeological deposits were undertaken whilst under the constant observation of an archaeologist. Where machine excavation was required, this was used only for the removal of non-significant overburden. Plant comprised a tracked 360� mini-digger, which was mostly equipped with a toothless grading bucket; although, it was necessary to utilise a toothed bucket, where Modern rubble deposits were present. The watching brief identified the presence of blue grey clay silt, the top of which was present at a depth of 0.95m (108.55m aOD) below the Modern ground level. The clay silt was directly overlain by Modern soil and rubble. No archaeological features or finds were present to a maximum excavation depth of 1.30m (108.20m aOD) below the Modern ground. However, it should be noted that the groundworks did not necessarily reveal the entire extent of stratified deposits.
Andrew Hood (Mon,) studied this question.