Archaeological excavation by E.B. Francis (Morant Club) at Plumberow Mount, Hockley, 1913 - EEX37650

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Grid reference	TQ 8398 9383 (point)
Map sheet	TQ89SW
Civil Parish	HOCKLEY, ROCHFORD, ESSEX

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EXCAVATION

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Morant Club

Date

01 Jan 1913 - 31 Dec 1913 at some time

Description

NRHE data transfer: Partly excavated in 1913 by means of three narrow, radial, trenches. Roman and Saxon pottery was recovered and a Roman date is thought likely.

Sources

<1> SEX37651 Article in serial: Francis, E.B.. 1915. The opening of Plumberow Mount. Transactions of the Essex Archaeological Society. 13. 224-237.

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

EHER 13580 Probable Roman funerary barrow with possible Anglo Saxon secondary burial, 'Plumberow Mount', Hockley (Monument)

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NRHE UID: 638172

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