https://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/advice/termsOfUseAndAccess.xhtml https://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/advice/termsOfUseAndAccess.xhtml Fieldwork report Oxford Archaeology (North) https://ariadne-infrastructure.eu/aocat/Agent/Oxford%20Archaeology%20%28North%29 F Brown https://ariadne-infrastructure.eu/aocat/Agent/F%20Brown This was a programme of archaeological trial trenching, on a c 4ha parcel of land, off Staveley Lane, Eckington, Derbyshire. This was undertaken between 5th August and 9th August 2013 by Oxford Archaeology North, in accordance with a Written Scheme of Investigation produced by CgMs Ltd (Mortimer 2013a). A Heritage Statement produced by CgMs Ltd (Mortimer 2013b), incorporating the results of a geophysical survey (Gater 2013) had been previously undertaken for the site and submitted to the Local Planning Authority). The works comprised trial trenching to evaluate 'probable' and 'possible' geophysical anomalies, as well as the interiors of enclosures and a sample of 'blank' areas. They were carried out at the request of Steve Baker, Development Control Archaeologist for Derby and Derbyshire, in advance of the submission of an Outline planning application for residential development of the site. In total, 18 trenches were excavated within the development area; these confirmed the veracity of the geophysical survey results. The enclosure that was identified as an anomaly in the north-western part of the site, was exposed within the trenches. A dumped deposit, in the upper part of one excavated segment of the enclosure ditch, contained a concentration of iron working debris, indicating the presence of a smelting site nearby. Within the interior of the enclosure, a concentration of features, comprising several pits and postholes and a curvilinear ditch, may indicate that settlement features survive within it, these features are difficult to identify geophysically and were not apparent in the survey results. The features found in the trenches sampling the remainder of the site comprised relict post-medieval field boundaries or were related to low-intensity activity within the post-medieval or modern fields and were of no archaeological interest. The enclosure, in the north-western part of the evaluation, is of archaeological interest, particularly if it is Iron Age, Romano-British or early medieval in date, as seems most likely. The presence of potentially domestic features associated with the evidence for crop production/consumption and metal working enhances its research potential. The iron smelting and forging that is likely to have taken place within the enclosure, or very nearby to it, was probably associated with the small scale or episodic tool manufacture or the repair of agricultural implements. Such sites are largely absent from Derbyshire, despite the presence of significant iron ore deposits within the county, with only one site being identified so far, at Sherwood Lodge, Bolsover. The close proximity of the Eckington and Sherwood Lodge sites to the Roman road network may be significant, if they are contemporary with it, as this would have allowed for easy trading of agricultural and industrial produce between such settlements or with others further afield. en https://ariadne-infrastructure.eu/aocat/Resource/ADS/B07539A0-F9DE-3491-A151-7ED320476EF9 https://ariadne-infrastructure.eu/aocat/Collection/ADS/5910411B-ED97-364E-8D28-6024558AA14B 2025-10-03 https://doi.org/10.5284/1136785 en 2025-10-03 field observation (visual assessment) https://ariadne-infrastructure.eu/aocat/Concept/ADS/FIELD%20OBSERVATION%20%28VISUAL%20ASSESSMENT%29 photographic survey https://ariadne-infrastructure.eu/aocat/Concept/ADS/PHOTOGRAPHIC%20SURVEY trial trench https://ariadne-infrastructure.eu/aocat/Concept/ADS/TRIAL%20TRENCH 1246672 Not provided https://ariadne-infrastructure.eu/aocat/Agent/NOTPROVIDED Archaeology Data Service 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