BCAP seized the opportunity to sink a test pit in the back garden at a residential site allegedly in the proximity of the mysterious St Anne’s Chapel.

The contours of the test pit was 71 centimetres deep on all sides, and I was impressed by the professionalism of the  group and the meticulous collection of “finds” though, to me, as a layperson, these were not very inspiring:  – a tiny piece of flint, perhaps evidence of a prehistoric inhabitant of our parish (?), some bits of tile, some suggestion of burning, (charcoal?), a few little stones which could have been anything, some possible “tesserae” (bring your imagination with you) and the small fragments of a white Victorian teacup, including part of the handle.  Better luck next time, I would have thought.

But all good fun and I very much enjoyed my visit on 11th June in glorious sunshine and meeting with Trudy, Dawn and Steve.

The test pit and finds

Dawn hard at work

I am hoping to research the site, so watch this space.