The ditch was located in the southeastern half of an evaluation trench measuring 0.62m wide by 0.17m deep with moderate concave sides and base. No finds were recovered from its single fill, deriving from deliberate backfill, which contained a single charred seed of oat/brome grass (Avena/Bromus sp.) alongside a small number of charcoal fragments. The ditch replicating the alignment ofa parallel furrow directly to the west, likely represents a former field boundary established at or following enclosure of the open field system.

A field boundary is identified on historic mapping in this trench which might relate to a hedge line as opposed to a ditch.

The geophysical survey anomaly within the trench indicated a potential continuation of another ditch. However, no continuation of the ditch was evident in the trench.

Ralph Brown, 2022, Cotmoor Solar Farm, Halloughton, Nottinghamshire: Archaeological Evaluation, Page 12 (Unpublished document). SNT5536.