TVAS has undertaken a detailed geophysical survey of a planned development site near Highworth, Wiltshire.

While archaeological sites were known for the region there had been none recorded within the proposal site or its immediate surroundings.

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For the 6.3ha survey they utilised two Bartington Grad 601-2 gradiometers mounted on their non-magnetic cart, which enabled rapid coverage of the entire site area.

Once the data was processed it became clear that TVAS had located what appeared to be a compact settlement of prehistoric data.

The penannular and linear magnetic anomalies indicated the presence of buried ring gullies and enclosure ditches, the physical remains of roundhouses and fields.