Geophysical survery - This work was undertaken in accordance with current best practice and CIfA guidance. Any deskbased assessment aspect of this report follows the guidance as outlined in: Standard and Guidance for Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment (CIfA 2014a) and Understanding Place: historic area assessments in a planning and development context (English Heritage 2012). The geophysical (gradiometer) survey follows the general guidance as outlined in: EAC Guidelines for the use of geophysics in Archaeology: Questions to Ask and Points to Consider (Europae Archaeologiae Consilium/European Archaeological Council 2016) and Standard and Guidance for Archaeological Geophysical Survey (CIfA 2014b) and the Somerset Archaeological Handbook (2017 SWHT). Test pits - Six small test-pits, up to c.0.50m x c.0.50m in size, were hand excavated to an average depth of c.0.40m below ground level (BGL), this being the top of the undisturbed natural substrate. Test pit 6 (TP6) was located over a feature and so was excavated to a depth of c.0.60m, through fill (103) and deep enough to demonstrate the stratigraphy. Six sections, each facing south, were drawn and photographed, and the test pits were backfilled at the end of excavation for safety; as a public right of way and footbridge was located on the north side of the field, without a fence barrier. Monitoring & recording - A service trench measuring 0.50m wide deep consistently was excavated by machine, using a toothless grading bucket to an average depth of c.0.60m below ground level (BGL), this being the top of the undisturbed natural substrate. The depth of the trench revealed natural in places, but was mostly excavated to a depth within the subsoil. No archaeological features were present. Geophysics - The site is located south-west of the village of Cannington, the survey area comprising a single field situated between Cannington Brook and the A39. Archaeological fieldwork in the area has identified Bronze Age and Romano-British activity, the closest being a possible 'ladder settlement' c.0.5km to the south-east. The gradiometer survey identified ten groups of anomalies, most of which can be attributed to modern disturbance or utilities. The anomaly groups with the highest archaeological potential are diffuse curving linears towards the northern boundary of the site. The high response from the modern utility and the high numbers of di-polar anomalies may mask other, smaller archaeological features. Test p...