Trial trenching by R. Isserlin on land to the rear of 39 High Street, Maldon, 1991 - EEX40080
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 8498 0706 (11m by 19m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL80NW |
| Civil Parish | MALDON, MALDON, ESSEX |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Essex County Council
Date
01 Jan 1991 - 31 Dec 1991 at some time
Description
A trench was excavated by machine to the rear of 39 High Street, in advance of an extension of a frontage building. It was initially suggested that a strip be
cleared by machine to the top of the medieval stratigraphy and excavated by hand thereafter. However, the high survival level of the site (oyster shell dumps less than 0.3 m below ground surface) and the limited resources available led to the decision to dig to natural in a single trench and record in section. This revealed a complex sequence of stratification with a notional average depth of 1.2 m. A second trench was excavated to investigate a feature in the first.
NRHE data transfer:
Wall was possibly part of the rear of the Moot Hall, Ditch was probably the same ditch as that in 658692.
Sources
- --- SEX42031 Article in serial: Gilman, P.J. (ed.). 1992. Archaeology in Essex 1991. Essex Archaeology and History. 23. 98-113. Isserlin, R., p.107.
- --- SEX54006 Article in serial: Isserlin, R.M.J. and Connell, P.. 1997. A previously unknown medieval earthwork in Maldon: excavation behind the Moot Hall, 39 High Street, Maldon, 1991. Essex Archaeology and History. 28. 133-141.
Related Monuments/Buildings (2)
- EHER 14757 Medieval banked ditch and possible yard surface, land rear of 39 High Street, Maldon (Monument)
- EHER 14758 Post-medieval oven, wall remains and other features, land to the rear of 39 High Street (Monument)
Other References
- NRHE UID: 658693
- Archaeological Investigations Project: E.22.0089