The pits were excavated by archaeologist Red Tobin during the N11 road improvement scheme, and three sherds of Beaker pottery were recovered from them. Beaker pottery, so called for the distinctive beaker-shaped vessels associated with a widespread European cultural tradition of the period, is often found in funerary and ceremonial contexts, though its presence here appears to point toward something more domestic. The pits were morphologically similar to one another, meaning they shared the same basic form and character, and this consistency led excavators to suggest they may be connected with settlement activity in the surrounding area rather than any single isolated event. Three sherds is a modest find, but in archaeology, modest finds in consistent contexts carry real weight.