Trial trenching by Colchester Archaeological Trust at Kirkmead, Clacton Road, Weeley, 2016 - EEX60554

Three trial trenches measuring 30m long by 1.8m wide and two trenches measuring 40m long by 1.8m wide were excavated to investigate the potential archaeology at the site. An archaeological evaluation by trial-trenching was carried out in advance of the construction of eight new dwellings at Kirkmead, Clacton Road, Weeley. Dispersed settlement is recorded along Clacton Road with 17th- and 19th-century listed buildings and a possible deserted medieval village with a church/hall complex at Weeley Hall. Three of the trial-trenches revealed no significant archaeology. The remaining two trenches contained ditches, pits, postholes and natural features. Most were undated but are probably post-medieval/modern and agricultural in origin.