Daniel, P., (2016). A556 Knutsford to Bowdon Improvement, Cheshire. Archaeological Strip, Map and Excavation: Post-excavation Assessment. Wessex Archaeology.
Wessex Archaeology carried out a strip, map and sample exercise on 9ha of land on the course of the proposed A556 Knutsford to Bowdon relief road. The strip, map and sample area was bounded to the north by Bucklow Hill Lane and to the south by the A50. The most significant set of remains focussed on a 22m-diameter penannular ring ditch with associated deposits of cremated human bone. A group of 12 undated probable inhumation graves was focussed on the ring ditch. A second set of cremation-related deposits was located 90m to the east, but lacked any surviving earthwork. Radiocarbon dates indicate the ring ditch dates to the late Early Bronze Age, with both of the cremation clusters being a little later: Early-Middle Bronze Age. An early medieval date for several features is suggested by the types of cereal present found within their fills. In two instances, this has been confirmed by radiocarbon assay, which reveals pits were dug on the Site in the 6th and 7th centuries cal. AD. One of the confirmed and several of the potential early medieval features focus on the ring ditch, including a pit containing evidence of ironsmithing. Away from the ring ditch, remains of a rudimentary circular structure with a central fire pit may also belong to the early medieval period. Numerous 'potboiler' pits were recorded, although most were artefactually sterile and remain undated. A later field system was found to correspond with features shown on the 1848 tithe map.
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