Archaeological excavation by Colchester Archaeological Trust at the former Martello Caravan Park, Kirby Park, Walton-on-the-Naze, 2016 - EEX59100

An excavation area measuring 25m by 20m (500 square metres) was centred over an earlier evaluation trench (Trench 2), in advance of the construction of a medical centre and pharmacy. The majority of the features dated to the Late Bronze Age (c 1000-700 BC). Thirty pits/irregular features were probably associated with agricultural clearance and four ditches (three L-shaped ditches) and six post-holes with stock management. Two Roman pits and five medieval pits indicate a further two phases, both probably related to agricultural activity on the periphery of a settlement.