Late IronAge/Early Roman transitional settlement at Rayford Caravan Park, Tiddington Road

1 Features, likely to be representative of domestic occupation, were clustered at the southern end of a 1.5m wide trench excavated within the SAM of Tiddington Roman settlement, dating to the 1st Century AD. This is interpreted as an agricultural farmstead, characterised by a number of gullies, pits and a hearth. None of the gullies obviously demarcated a building plan, although a rectangular building was recorded in an adjacent evaluation (see EWA7368).
2 A hearth, gullies and pits were attributed to Phase 1 of occupation of the site, dated from the 1st century AD to the end of the 2nd century AD. Substantial parts of one or more storage jars were found along the base of one gully, the pottery being able to indicate the 1st century date. The site appears to be on the periphery of a larger, densely occupied area.