An area approximately 41m long by 32m wide was excavated at the south end of the proposed development site. The excavation area was mechanically stripped under archaeological supervision. All archaeological horizons were excavated and recorded according to the WSI. A metal detector was used to check the excavation area, spoil heaps and excavated strata. An archaeological excavation (1,163m2) was carried out on land north of Lower Farm Barn, The Causeway, Hitcham, Suffolk in advance of the construction of six new dwellings. The proposed development is located along the edge of an agricultural field and is close to sites of Roman, medieval and post-medieval significance. An archaeological trial-trenching evaluation undertaken prior to the excavation identified six features (two ditches, a gully and three pits), mostly of medieval date. Excavation has revealed an area of medieval land management in the form of a series of ditches and gullies, likely used to prevent the road and land from flooding. Evidence of ditches being recut and multiple gullies indicate an extended period of activity. Finds evidence recovered points to a farmstead or settlement near to the excavation area. A 19th/20th century roadside ditch and boundary ditch were also uncovered.