Watching brief by R. Havis at Sandford Quarry, 1993 - EEX56053

A watching brief was carried out during gravel extraction work at Sandford Quarry, Hatfield Peverel and identified two areas of surviving archaeological deposits. Area A was carefully stripped under archaeological supervision after which an evaluation was undertaken to establish the nature and date of the site (see EEX40248 for evaluation). Area B had a series of strips cleaned by machine, following top-soil removal, to assess the extent and complexity of the archaeological deposits. NRHE data transfer: Watching brief identified two archaeological sites; Site A was a Roman enclosure or structure, with an apsidal end. A later rectangular post-built structure was also revealed. Site B was a Roman brickearth quarrywith associated firepits. A later evaluation was undertaken on site A (see UID 1075915). The work was funded by Redland Aggregates.