A total of 13 trenches, measuring 30 m in length and 1.90 m wide, were excavated, investigated and recorded. The trench locations were set out using a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS). Excavation of the trenches was undertaken in level spits under the constant supervision of the monitoring archaeologist. A sample of archaeological features and deposits was hand excavated. Spoil from the machine stripping and hand excavation was visually scanned for the purposes of finds retrieval. Trenches completed to the satisfaction of the client and Archaeological Officer were backfilled using the excavated material in the order in which they were excavated and left level on completion. All exposed archaeological deposits and features were recorded using Wessex Archaeology's pro forma recording system. A complete record of excavated features and deposits was made, including plans and sections drawn to appropriate scales. A Leica GNSS connected to Leica's SmartNet Service surveyed the location of archaeological features. A full photographic record was made using digital cameras equipped with an image sensor of not less than 16 megapixels. A single post-medieval ditch was located during the evaluation. The date of the ditch was confirmed by ceramic building material recorded within the ditch, in addition to its depiction on historic mapping dating to 1794. Limited artefactual evidence was noted within the topsoil, with no other archaeological evidence revealed during the works. Given the apparent lack of evidence for earlier activity across the site and its immediate environs, it is postulated that the heavy clay geology resulted in the area being particularly wet and, when compared to elsewhere on the island, less favourable for settlement.