In 2021 Eden Heritage was commissioned by Cumbria County Council to undertake an archaeological evaluation on two plots of land north of Rockcliffe School, Rockcliffe, Carlisle, Cumbria (centred on National Grid References NY 3592 6193). The evaluation was required as a condition of planning consent, and to be undertaken prior to a proposed residential development at the site, which was granted outline planning permission by Carlisle City Council (Ref. 16/1038). A trial trench evaluation was undertaken between the 12th and 15th July 2021, with five trenches excavated across the proposed development area. The trenches were located to target all the areas of the proposed development, including the proposed new house plots and access roads. The results of the archaeological evaluation suggest that the site was marshland prior to the agricultural use of the site in the post-medieval period, as evidenced by a layer of silt overlying the natural sands. Archaeological features were limited to a possible shallow ditch or hollow on the east side of the site, which was possibly associated with a stone deposit. It was considered possible that this related to a former field boundary or other agricultural feature. The finds recovered during the archaeological evaluation were almost exclusively unstratified post-medieval ceramics, which were likely deposited as midden material in the 18th and 19th centuries when the site was being cultivated. Modern material was also identified in the topsoil. No further work is recommended.