A programme of archaeological monitoring and recording was conducted on groundworks for a new detached dwelling on land at Plot 2, Backgate/Barrier Bank, Cowbit. A group of four shallow pits was encountered. Four relatively fresh sherds of a vessel of 10th-12th century Torksey-type ware were recovered from the fill of one pit. The similar profiles of the pits suggests that they may all be contemporary. {1}{2}