The geophysical survey highlighted the presence of a possible Iron Age/Roman field system. This was in the form of a series of broadly north to south and east to west ditches. A number of these ditches were shown to run through the strip, map and excavation area. A total of eight ditches were excavated within the development area.

Only one of these ditches had a relationship with one the ring ditches. This was the north to south ditchwhich cut another ditch on its eastern side. A total of four slots were excavated through this feature, each showed fairly consistent profile, with concave sides and a broad concave base. One of these slots produced fragments of rabbit bone.

This ditch was cut at its northern end by a further ditch. This ditch ran approximately east to west across the centre of the development area. It kinked in the centre of the site to the south, then continued eastwards.Five slots were excavated across the length of the ditch, with the profile varying. On the eastern side of site, the ditch had irregularly sloped sides into an uneven concave base, on the western side however, it had steep sides, with gradual breaks in slope to a flat base with a shallow rounded channel located down the middle. Pottery, animal bone and CBM, were recovered from one of the slots excavated through this feature. The three sherds of pottery recovered were dated to between the middle 1st and 2nd century. A small pit and a post hole were exposed to the south of the ditch, on the very western edge of site. The pit was circular in plan with irregular, gradually sloped sides and a concave base. It contained a single fill which produced no finds. The post hole was also circular in plan, had gradually sloped sides and a concave, even base. It also contained a single fill which produced no finds.

An isolated gully was excavated to the south of the rabbit bone ditch. This was irregular in plan, but broadly east to west orientated. It had gradual to steep sloping sides, and a concave base. It contained a single silt sand deposit, which was clear of finds. The shape and profile of this feature indicate that it may have been natural in origin.

Two further boundaries, also identified on the geophysics, could be seen at the northern end of the site. This consisted of three ditches. Two of the ditches are most likely the same feature. They were orientated east to west and ran parallel to one of the ditches mentioned above. Both ditches had been ploughed out to the extent that only their shallow, concave bases survived, and both contained a single fill, although finds – two sherds of Roman greyware – were only recovered from the fill of one of the two ditches.

The third ditch which ran perpendicular to one of the other two ditches, was orientated north to south. It presumably met up with one of the ditches, although that relationship was obscured by a deposit. The ditch had slightly concave sides and a concave base. It contained a single fill, which produced no finds.

To the north of the two ditches was a row of four circular shaped pits. These were all fairly shallow and contained a single deposit. No finds were recovered, although charcoal was recorded throughout the deposits. Further to the east, isolated and on its own was one pit. This was oval shaped in plan, with fairly even sides, a flattish base anda single fill. No finds were recovered from it.

Leigh Brocklehurst, 2019, Land off Blyth Road, Blyth, Bassetlaw: Report on a Scheme of Archaeological Mitigation, Page 9-11 (Unpublished document). SNT5821.