Archaeological Investigations

This page contains early details of the archaeological investigations carried out so far in the Hanneys. These are:

  1. The Survey of the possible fish ponds in Garastane Paddock conducted in 2018. A report on this is being completed.
  2. The considerable number of finds unearthed from Kings Lease field, almost exclusively by Marion Carter and assessed by Elise Fraser
  3. Test pit 1 in West Hanney excavated by Paul Sayers and Bill Orson in February 2019
  4. Test Pit 2 in West Hanney
  5. The possible apple shed at North End Cottage in Ebbs Lane. A preliminary report is attached below:
  6. http://hanneyhistory.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Possible-Apple-Shed-at-North-End-Cottage-2-1.pdf
  7. The results from test pits 1 and 2 are summarised in the PDF below: http://hanneyhistory.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Test-Pits-Local-Archaeology-two-test-pits-2-3.pdf