Detailed magnetometry was carried out ahead of a tree planting scheme within an area of land that contains earthworks purported to relate to plot boundaries and platforms associated with medieval settlement. The survey was carried out using a SENSYS MAGNETO MX V3 6 channel cart-based system. The instrument has 6 fluxgate gradiometers (FGM650) spaced 0.5m apart with readings recorded at 20Hz which equates to a survey resolution of 0.5m by 0.15m. The survey located a number of anomalies within the south eastern corner of the site that appear to relate to cut and magnetically enhanced features with archaeological potential. Elsewhere the anomalies are generally very weak and lack a clearly defined morphology; however, there is potential that these could relate to further archaeological features within the area of platforms along the roadside. Several linear boundaries separate the plots and these have a differing magnetic response depending on their extant form or if they have been infilled with modern material. A former watercourse running through the north eastern and central part of the site has also been infilled with modern magnetic material.
Sabin et al. (Wed,) studied this question.