Evaluation by D Platt of TVAS revealed no finds or features of archaeological interest.

Historic building recording by L Wilson of AS revealed that the main farmhouse originated as a probable late 17th century, timber-framed building laid out on a double-pile plan. A few internal fixtures such as the staircase may date from this period or slightly later. An attached west wing was used as a kitchen and may have been modified from a pre-existing building, though evidence for its supposed 16th century date is speculative. A nearby worker’s cottage is probably of similar or earlier date, timber-framed and of humble origins.

Watching brief by M Saywood of SCAU did not reveal any finds or features of archaeological interest.

A second phase of evaluation by J Lathan of WA, following the discovery of a Mesolithic flint scatter during Phase 1 (SyAC 100, 271-6), did not reveal any archaeological features or finds.

Evaluation by G Sheehan of ASE identified an infilled pond, a tree-planting pit, two brick post-settings and the remains of a number of drainage features, all of late 19th/20th century date and associated with a former walled garden and landscaping.

Evaluation by N Randall of SCAU did not reveal any finds or features of archaeological significance.

Watching brief by T Tapply of AC revealed a small pit containing Bronze Age pottery.

Watching brief by T Munnery of SCAU during gas pipe installation works. A post-medieval culvert of likely Victorian date was revealed, together with a small amount of medieval and post-medieval pottery.

Test pit monitoring and watching brief by I Howell and G Rapson of MOLA. The test pits revealed only limited details regarding underlying deposits, together with a small number of Palaeolithic flints – examples of which have been encountered in the area previously. Subsequent monitoring of the main excavation works revealed a moderate amount of additional worked flints, the majority of which were assessed as undiagnostic, although some Palaeolithic and Mesolithic material was present. A number of truncated burnt features were also encountered.