Archaeological excavation by Essex County Council Field Archaeology Unit at Turbine 9, Bradwell Wind Farm, Hockley Farm Lane, 2011 - EEX56192

Excavation of the site of a new wind turbine base revealed no finds or features of archaeological significance. The footprint of turbine 9 site was stripped of topsoil and subsoil by a mechanical excavator equipped with a broad toothless bucket. At a depth of around 0.75m, a large central pit was dug by machine to 2m, the maximum depth required by the construction process, in order to confirm the absence of any archaeological remains sealed at depth below alluvial deposits.