Coton To Longstanton Pipeline: An Archaeological Assessment 1992

Archaeological work, carried out along the route of the new Coton to Longstanton trunk main, showed that areas of ridge and furrow, previously recognised in aerial photographs, have, in recent years, been destroyed by ploughing.

Evidence of a previously unknown, late iron age or Romano-British, enclosed settlement was uncovered close to Madingley deer park. A series of ditches, post-holes and pits were recorded and finds recovered from the enclosure ditch included sherds from at least three pottery vessels, one of which was almost complete. The possibility that the settlement continued into, or was revived in, the 3rd century was indicated by surface finds of later Roman pottery in the same area.