Trial trenching by Essex County Council Field Archaeology Unit at Thorndon Country Park, 1995 - EEX52330

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Grid reference	TQ 624 897 (point)
Map sheet	TQ68NW
Civil Parish	HERONGATE AND INGRAVE, BRENTWOOD, ESSEX

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TRIAL TRENCH

Organisation

Field Archaeology Group/Unit, ECC

Date

01 Jan 1995 - 31 Dec 1995 at some time

Description

A programme of trial trenching was undertaken as part of the evaluation of a sub-surface structure which had been identified on the summit of the Pigeon Mount through resistivity survey in 1994 by Peter Cott (EEX52550). NRHE data transfer: Three trial trenches were excavated following the discovery of a buried structure on Pigeon Mount which was identified by resistivity survey in 1994. It was interpreted as a dovecote or a possible gazebo.

Sources

<1> SEX58640 Excavation Report: Garwood, A.. 1995. The Pigeon Mount, Thorndon Country Park, Brentwood, Essex.
<2> SEX76636 Article in serial: Bennett, A. and Gilman P.J. (ed.). 1996. Archaeology in Essex 1995. Essex Archaeology and History. 27. 261-276. Garwood, A., p.263.

Other References

NRHE UID: 1075664
Archaeological Investigations Project: E.22.1013

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