The site is located lies 3.75km west of the centre of Hickling as defined by the village hall. The total area of the site is 2.5ha, encompassing one field. The site is bounded by Melton Road to the north and east and the A46 to the west. The removal of the overburden to the archaeological horizon was carried out by a mechanical excavator equipped with a toothless ditching bucket, were monitored, and supervised by a project officer. The evaluation revealed no archaeologically significant features or finds. A sequence of natural sandy-clay with flints and stones inclusions sealed by modern made ground and capped by a slim sandy-silt topsoil being recorded.