Trial trenching by Archaeology South-East at Friary East, Carmelite Way, Maldon, 2017 - EEX59835
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 8504 0686 (72m by 84m) Bounding polygon for trial trenches. |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL80NE |
| Civil Parish | MALDON, MALDON, ESSEX |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Archaeology South-East
Date
01 Jul 2017 - 30 Jul 2017 at some time
Description
Three trial trenches were excavated to the rear of Friary East (EHER 38229) in advance of the residential conversion of Friary East itself and a new build development to accommodate 30 new dwellings. Trench 1 was located towards the west side of the site and was ‘L-shaped', measuring 21m along the north-south arm and 10m along the east-west arm, and 1.30m wide. Trench 2 was ‘T-shaped' with an east-west arm 9m long and a north-south extension southward, 7m long. Both elements were 1.30m wide.
Sources
- --- SEX74406 Evaluation Report: Wroe-Brown, R.. 2017. Residential conversion of Friary East and new build development to accommodate 30 new dwellings: Archaeological Evaluation.
Related Monuments/Buildings (2)
- EHER 81807 Early Iron Age pits and gullies, Friary East, Carmelite Way (Monument)
- EHER 81945 Medieval or post-medieval features, Friary East, Carmelite Way (Monument)
Finds (7)
- CORE / FLAKE (Early Mesolithic to Late Neolithic - 10000 BC to 2201 BC)
- CORE / FLAKE (Early Mesolithic to Late Neolithic - 10000 BC to 2201 BC)
- SHERD (Early Iron Age - 700 BC to 301 BC)
- TILE / BRICK (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- TILE / BRICK (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- SHERD (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- CLAY PIPE (SMOKING) (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)