An Archaeological Recording Brief at Central Farm, Reach

Archaeological recording during the excavation of foundation trenches for a new agricultural building at Central Farm, Reach (TL 566 652) revealed limited evidence of archaeological deposits of unknown date and function. The site lies 400m SW of a substantial Romano-British villa complex (SMR 06433, 06442, 06437, 06809) and finds of Romano-British pottery are reported from the field in which the development will take place. Fifteen small trenches were dug by mechanical excavator to a maximum depth of 1 metre. Some evidence of linear and other discreet features was observed but no dating evidence was recovered from the excavations or from elsewhere on the site.