Data from a Trial Trenching from Park Lane Spinney to River Blythe, Hampton in Arden, Solihull, West Midlands, 2019-2023 (HS2 Phase One)
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Introduction
This collection comprises of image, report, site record, spreadsheet and GIS data from Trial Trenching work from Park Lane Spinney to River Blythe, Hampton in Arden, Solihull, West Midlands.The archaeological trial trenching evaluation was carried out by Connect Archaeology from 28th January to 5th May 2019.
Project Summary
The Site covers an area of approximately 114 hectares and is approximately centred on National Grid Reference (NGR) 422623 279837, extending across Solihull Metropolitan District between Lavender Hall Lane in the south-east and the southern bank of the River Blythe in the north-west.
In total, 156 trenches were excavated out of the proposed 309 trenches within the Site area. Some trenches were moved from their proposed locations due to ecological and access issues. In addition, some additional trenches were excavated to further evaluate identified archaeological remains.The trial trenching revealed a concentration of archaeological remains at Area 3, between Trench 84 to the north to Trench 124 in the south, with a denser concentration around Trenches 86, 90 and 314. The features mostly relate to a possible Iron Age to Romano-British field systems and/or enclosures. Further contingency work on Trench 86 revealed several pits or postholes in a circular arrangement that contained Iron Age pottery.
The remaining trenches were largely devoid of archaeological remains, though several, sporadic linear features were recorded. These were interpreted as the remains of former field boundaries or land drains. No finds were recovered from the majority of these features, with the exception of Trenches 238-252, where post-medieval pottery was recovered. A single sherd of medieval pottery was recovered from a linear feature recorded in Trench 98.
Re-Use Value Statement
The Park Lane Spinney evaluation can be considered as part of the wider HS2 archive and as such has re-use value.
The site has value on its own as it identified possible Iron Age to Romano-British field systems and/or enclosures. This evidence contributes to the corpus of such sites in Britain.
