Trial trenching by Wessex Archaeology on the route of the Layer-de-la-Haye to Langford water pipeline, 2023 - EEX61281
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 8984 1408 (13594m by 10835m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL81SE |
| Civil Parish | LAYER-DE-LA-HAYE, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
| Civil Parish | LANGFORD, MALDON, ESSEX |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Wessex Archaeology
Date
17 Jul 2023 - 27 Oct 2023 throughout
Description
501 trial trenches, almost all measuring approximately 30m long and 2m wide, were excavated along the route of a 22km long and 40m wide pipeline corridor. Originally, 545 trenches were proposed and of these, 497 were excavated, as well as four additional trenches. The trenches were excavated using a 360 degree excavator equipped with a toothless bucket, under the constant supervision and instruction of the monitoring archaeologist. Machine excavation proceeded until either the archaeological horizon or the natural geology was exposed.
Sources
- --- SEX76151 Evaluation Report: Pierson, S.. 2023. Colchester Layer-de-la-Haye to Langford Water Pipeline: Archaeological Evaluation Report.
Related Monuments/Buildings (36)
- EHER 80987 Late Iron Age to Romano-British pits and ditches, Activity Area 6, land North of Little Totham Hall (Monument)
- EHER 80982 Medieval demolition deposit and possible structure, Activity Area 4, land East of Tudwick Road (Monument)
- EHER 80991 Medieval ditches and Romano-British finds, Activity Area 8, Broad Street Green (Monument)
- EHER 80984 Medieval ditches, Activity Area 5, land West of Little Wood, Tolleshunt Major (Monument)
- EHER 81045 Medieval pit, Trench 233, Layer-de-la-Haye to Langford water pipeline (Monument)
- EHER 80981 Medieval pottery and post-medieval boundary ditches, Activity Area 3, land at Lower Farm (Monument)
- EHER 80988 Medieval to post-medieval trackway, Activity Area 6, land North of Little Totham Hall (Monument)
- EHER 81039 Post-medieval ditch, Trench 192, Layer-de-la-Haye to Langford water pipeline (Monument)
- EHER 80989 Post-medieval field boundaries, Activity Area 7, land West of Sheepcoats Lane (Monument)
- EHER 81055 Post-medieval field boundary ditches, Trench 386, Layer-de-la-Haye to Langford water pipeline (Monument)
- EHER 80986 Post-medieval field boundary, Activity Area 5, land West of Little Wood, Tolleshunt Major (Monument)
- EHER 80990 Romano-British ditches, pits and post holes, Activity Area 7, land West of Sheepcoats Lane (Monument)
- EHER 81060 Undated boundary ditches, Trenches 522 and 525-526, Layer-de-la-Haye to Langford water pipeline (Monument)
- EHER 81046 Undated ditch and pit, Trench 252, Layer-de-la-Haye to Langford water pipeline (Monument)
- EHER 81042 Undated ditch, Trench 220, Layer-de-la-Haye to Langford water pipeline (Monument)
- EHER 81044 Undated ditch, Trench 230, Layer-de-la-Haye to Langford water pipeline (Monument)
- EHER 81047 Undated ditch, Trench 261, Layer-de-la-Haye to Langford water pipeline (Monument)
- EHER 81048 Undated ditch, Trench 277, Layer-de-la-Haye to Langford water pipeline (Monument)
- EHER 81050 Undated ditch, Trench 330, Layer-de-la-Haye to Langford water pipeline (Monument)
- EHER 81051 Undated ditch, Trench 352, Layer-de-la-Haye to Langford water pipeline (Monument)
- EHER 81053 Undated ditch, Trench 372, Layer-de-la-Haye to Langford water pipeline (Monument)
- EHER 81057 Undated ditch, Trench 446, Layer-de-la-Haye to Langford water pipeline (Monument)
- EHER 81059 Undated ditch, Trench 500, Layer-de-la-Haye to Langford water pipeline (Monument)
- EHER 81058 Undated ditches, Trench 477 and 479-480, Layer-de-la-Haye to Langford water pipeline (Monument)
- EHER 80985 Undated features, Activity Area 5, land West of Little Wood, Tolleshunt Major (Monument)
- EHER 81040 Undated features, Trenches 202-205, Layer-de-la-Haye to Langford water pipeline (Monument)
- EHER 81052 Undated features, Trenches 355, 357-358 and 361, Layer-de-la-Haye to Langford water pipeline (Monument)
- EHER 81041 Undated gully, Trench 217, Layer-de-la-Haye to Langford water pipeline (Monument)
- EHER 81054 Undated gully, Trench 381, Layer-de-la-Haye to Langford water pipeline (Monument)
- EHER 81056 Undated gully, Trench 420, Layer-de-la-Haye to Langford water pipeline (Monument)
- EHER 80992 Undated pit, Activity Area 8, Broad Street Green (Monument)
- EHER 81043 Undated pit, Trench 224, Layer-de-la-Haye to Langford water pipeline (Monument)
- EHER 81049 Undated pit, Trench 322, Layer-de-la-Haye to Langford water pipeline (Monument)
- EHER 81061 Undated pit, Trench 531, Layer-de-la-Haye to Langford water pipeline (Monument)
- EHER 80983 Undated pits and ditch, Activity Area 4, land East of Tudwick Road (Monument)
- EHER 81062 Undated posthole, Trench 545, Layer-de-la-Haye to Langford water pipeline (Monument)
Finds (116)
- SHERD / SHERD / SHERD (Early Neolithic to Late 19th century - 4000 BC to 1900 AD)
- SHERD / SHERD / SHERD (Early Neolithic to Late 19th century - 4000 BC to 1900 AD)
- SHERD / SHERD / SHERD (Early Neolithic to Late 19th century - 4000 BC to 1900 AD)
- FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- TEGULA / IMBREX / ROOF TILE (Late Iron Age to Roman - 100 BC to 409 AD)
- TEGULA / IMBREX / ROOF TILE (Late Iron Age to Roman - 100 BC to 409 AD)
- TEGULA / IMBREX / ROOF TILE (Late Iron Age to Roman - 100 BC to 409 AD)
- ROOF TILE (Medieval to Late 19th century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- SHERD (Later Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
- SHERD / SHERD (Medieval to Late 19th century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- SHERD / SHERD (Medieval to Late 19th century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- WALL PLASTER / ROOF TILE / BRICK (Medieval to Late 19th century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- WALL PLASTER / ROOF TILE / BRICK (Medieval to Late 19th century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- WALL PLASTER / ROOF TILE / BRICK (Medieval to Late 19th century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- OYSTER SHELL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Medieval to Modern - 1066 AD to 2050 AD)
- BRICK / TILE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- BRICK / TILE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- SHERD / SHERD (Late Iron Age to Roman - 100 BC to 409 AD)
- SHERD / SHERD (Late Iron Age to Roman - 100 BC to 409 AD)
- OYSTER SHELL (Unknown date)
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Medieval to Modern - 1066 AD to 2050 AD)
- UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- CLAY PIPE (SMOKING) (Late 16th century to Late 19th century - 1577 AD to 1900 AD)
- SHERD / SHERD / SHERD (Early Neolithic to Roman - 4000 BC to 409 AD)
- SHERD / SHERD / SHERD (Early Neolithic to Roman - 4000 BC to 409 AD)
- SHERD / SHERD / SHERD (Early Neolithic to Roman - 4000 BC to 409 AD)
- HEARTHSTONE (Unknown date)
- TILE (Unknown date)
- SHERD / SHERD / SHERD (Late Iron Age to Medieval - 100 BC to 1539 AD)
- SHERD / SHERD / SHERD (Late Iron Age to Medieval - 100 BC to 1539 AD)
- SHERD / SHERD / SHERD (Late Iron Age to Medieval - 100 BC to 1539 AD)
- TILE / FLUE TILE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- TILE / FLUE TILE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Late Iron Age to Roman - 100 BC to 409 AD)
- SHERD / SHERD / SHERD (Early Neolithic to Medieval - 4000 BC to 1539 AD)
- SHERD / SHERD / SHERD (Early Neolithic to Medieval - 4000 BC to 1539 AD)
- SHERD / SHERD / SHERD (Early Neolithic to Medieval - 4000 BC to 1539 AD)
- TILE / BRICK (Late Iron Age to Roman - 100 BC to 409 AD)
- TILE / BRICK (Late Iron Age to Roman - 100 BC to 409 AD)
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Late Iron Age to Roman - 100 BC to 409 AD)
- SHERD (Unknown date)
- MORTAR (VESSEL) (Unknown date)
- CERAMIC (Unknown date)
- QUERN (Undated)
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Late Iron Age to Roman - 100 BC to 409 AD)
- SHERD (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- SHERD (Later Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
- UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Unknown date)
- ROOF TILE / BRICK (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- ROOF TILE / BRICK (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Unknown date)
- PEG TILE / BRICK / CERAMIC (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- PEG TILE / BRICK / CERAMIC (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- PEG TILE / BRICK / CERAMIC (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- SHERD (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- PEG TILE / BRICK / CERAMIC (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- PEG TILE / BRICK / CERAMIC (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- PEG TILE / BRICK / CERAMIC (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- SHERD (Unknown date)
- CLAY PIPE (SMOKING) (Unknown date)
- SLAG (Unknown date)
- PEG TILE / BRICK (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- PEG TILE / BRICK (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- PEG TILE / BRICK (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- PEG TILE / BRICK (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- SHERD (Unknown date)
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Unknown date)
- BRICK / PEG TILE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BRICK / PEG TILE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Unknown date)
- CLAY PIPE (SMOKING) (Unknown date)
- FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- BRICK / PEG TILE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BRICK / PEG TILE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- SLAG (Unknown date)
- PEG TILE / BRICK (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- PEG TILE / BRICK (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Unknown date)
- SHERD / SHERD (Late Iron Age to Medieval - 100 BC to 1539 AD)
- SHERD / SHERD (Late Iron Age to Medieval - 100 BC to 1539 AD)
- PEG TILE / BRICK (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- PEG TILE / BRICK (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BRICK / PEG TILE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BRICK / PEG TILE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- CERAMIC (Unknown date)
- SHERD / SHERD (Early Neolithic to Medieval - 4000 BC to 1539 AD)
- SHERD / SHERD (Early Neolithic to Medieval - 4000 BC to 1539 AD)
- PEG TILE / BRICK (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- PEG TILE / BRICK (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BRICK / PEG TILE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BRICK / PEG TILE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Unknown date)
- PEG TILE (Medieval to Modern - 1066 AD to 2050 AD)
- UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Unknown date)
- SHERD (Later Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
- PEG TILE / BRICK (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- PEG TILE / BRICK (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- CLAY PIPE (SMOKING) (Late 16th century to Late 19th century - 1577 AD to 1900 AD)
- SLAG (Unknown date)
- PLANT REMAINS (Undated)
- PLANT REMAINS / SEEDS / CEREAL GRAIN (Undated)
- PLANT REMAINS / SEEDS / CEREAL GRAIN (Undated)
- PLANT REMAINS / SEEDS / CEREAL GRAIN (Undated)
- PLANT REMAINS / CEREAL GRAIN (Unknown date)
- PLANT REMAINS / CEREAL GRAIN (Unknown date)
- SEEDS (Unknown date)
- SEEDS / CEREAL GRAIN / PLANT REMAINS (Undated)
- SEEDS / CEREAL GRAIN / PLANT REMAINS (Undated)
- SEEDS / CEREAL GRAIN / PLANT REMAINS (Undated)
- PLANT REMAINS (Unknown date)
- CEREAL GRAIN (Unknown date)
- PLANT REMAINS (Unknown date)
- CEREAL GRAIN / SEEDS (Unknown date)
- CEREAL GRAIN / SEEDS (Unknown date)
Other References
- OASIS: wessexar1-520412