The excavation of 78 trenches as part of a trial trench evaluaiton was undertaken at Barrons Solar Farm, Burton Joyce, Nottinghamshire. The trenches were investigated in two phases between the 05/09/2024 and 04/11/2024. The site comprises c. 90ha of arable and pastoral farmland situated to the west of Burton Joyce. The work involved the excavation of 78 trenches, all of which measured 50m by 2m. The trenches were positioned to target potential archaeological anomalies identified during the geophysical survey (Hurst Myszor et al. 2023), as well as to provide a wide sample across the remaining areas of the site. The archaeological evaluation confirmed the presence of the majority of anomalies highlighted by the geophysical survey, and it also confirmed that the majority of ‘blank’ areas were indeed devoid of archaeological remains. The evaluation was successful in identifying the geophysical anomalies representing a possible enclosure, as well as the former field boundaries. Unexpected features not on the geophysical survey were identified, likely representing similar field boundaries, as well as a furrow. However, for example in five trenches some geophysical anomalies were not identified as features in the trenches. No evidence gathered in either geophysical survey or trial trenches correlate with features recorded in the Nottinghamshire HER on the site, originally detected as through aerial photography (L2040-MNT2023). This would suggest the features are of a non-archaeological origin. Land drains were relatively uncommon across the site but were largely concentrated in the southern fields and were of a ceramic horseshoe type. Some bore a ‘drain’ stamp indicating they were made between 1826 and 1850 (Cambridge Archaeology Field Group 2024). Where drains were encountered, they followed the alignment of geophysical anomalies interpreted as ‘agricultural’. Geological banding and deep colluvial deposits were encountered on the steeper slopes and the lower elevations, although these rarely corresponded with anything on the geophysical survey. The recorded archaeological features were clearly visible against the natural clay geology of the trenches and there were no problems encountered in establishing the depth and edges of the features. Residual flint material consisting of a flake and core from a colluvial deposit in one trench, and from the topsoil in another trench was recovered, and suggests there was a background of prehistoric presence on the site from as early as the Mesolithic period. The site is likely to contain further evidence of prehistoric activity but this is likely to be of low significance, limited to sparsely scattered and residual flints. One trench contained the only archaeological features on the site associated with the pre Roman period. It contained a substantial ditch corresponding to a possible rectangular enclosure detected by the geophysical survey. A pit appeared to be situated internal to the enclosure. Both features contained pottery dated to the middle to late Iron Age. The deposits also produced a small quantity of flint flakes, cattle and sheep bone, heated stone and charred cereal grains and other material consistent with low intensity burning. The purpose of the enclosure is unclear but it is likely to be an isolated domestic site or stock enclosure. Three pits recorded in one trench were undated, but one of these contained a small amount of charcoal, possibly representing the remains of a firepit. No associated features were recorded in surrounding trenches that may provide some insight into their date or function. The remaining recorded features represent phases of post-medieval and modern agricultural activity. Furrows were recorded in two trenches and 19th-century ceramic land drains were encountered in the southern part of the site. The several shallow linear gullies highlighted by the geophysical survey probably represent former hedged field boundaries. Later land drains were also encountered as well as more recent agricultural disturbance.