Excavation by M.D. Smoothy at Broadfields Farm, Rayne, 1987 - EEX28737

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Grid reference	TL 7125 2236 (point)
Map sheet	TL72SW
Civil Parish	RAYNE, BRAINTREE, ESSEX

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EXCAVATION

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Essex County Council

Date

01 Jun 1987 - 31 Jul 1987 between

Description

Fieldwalking along the line of the Rayne/Braintree bypass between October 1984 and April 1986 identified a Roman pottery scatter about 1 km west of Rayne village. This area was considered worthy of further investigation, and so a rescue excavation was conducted over a 7 week period in June and July 1987. The work was directed for Essex County Council by the author using manpower from Braintree District Council's MSC-funded archaeology unit.

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<1> SEX4999 Serial: Transactions of the Essex Archaeological Society. 1989. Essex Archaeology and History, Series 3, Volume 20. 3(20). p 1-29.

Related Monuments/Buildings (2)

EHER 9015 Later prehistoric arrowhead and pottery sheds at Rayne-Braintree Bypass (Find Spot)
EHER 9014 Roman settlement at Braintree Bypass (Monument)

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NRHE UID: 649680

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