A trial trench was located to investigate a number of linear cropmarks, some of which appeared to form possible enclosures or part-enclosures. Five ditches, all with NE-SW alignments, were identified within the excavated trench, of which three were archaeologically investigated.

The western-most ditch had a 0.6m deep U-shaped profile and was filled with three deposits of silt sand. The upper fill had a profile that suggested it may have been a later redefinition of the original feature. A bordering ditch had similar dimensions, but with gentler sloping edges as did another ditch further to the east. No artefacts were recovered from any of the excavated sections of these similar, and potentially contemporary ditches.

The ditches, both excavated and un-excavated, correspond well with the plotted cropmarks. They appear to represent the sides of rectangular enclosures or parts thereof. As no artefacts were recovered, it is difficult to know their date, but they are likely to be associated with the Iron Age activity identified in two trial trenches to the immediate north.

G. Coates & A. Richmond, 2015, Land at Flash Farm, Averham, Nottinghamshire: Archaeological Evaluation, Trial Trenching, Page 33-34 (Unpublished document). SNT5680.