A trial trench was located to investigate a number of intersecting linear cropmarks and an area where the geophysics suggested magnetic disturbance. Opening the trench identified a large NW-SE ditch which truncated an earlier, N-S (?) aligned ditch. A further smaller ditch was identified in the middle of the trench. Two pits were located between the ditches, which contained large quantities of 18th and 19th century brick and tile. These modern pits are likely the source for the identified magnetic disturbance.

The N-S ditch was only partially visible in the excavated section and appeared to have a U-shaped profile. It was truncated by larger NW-SE ditch which appeared to have been re-defined at a later date. The features here were quite substantial, measuring 3m and 2m in width respectively. As was typical for this site, each feature was filled with silty sands with no artefacts.

The earliest ditch appears to correspond with a continuation of a N-S cropmark, visible just to the north of the trench. The larger series of NW-SE ditches appear to be broadly on the alignment of a boundary visible on the 19th century Ordnance Survey. The date and function of the various ditches is difficult to interpret due to the absence of artefacts.

G. Coates & A. Richmond, 2015, Land at Flash Farm, Averham, Nottinghamshire: Archaeological Evaluation, Trial Trenching, Page 33 (Unpublished document). SNT5680.