Watching brief by Essex County Council at Boblow, Helions Bumpstead, 1992 - EEX61449

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Grid reference	TL 6525 4049 (point)
Map sheet	TL64SE
Civil Parish	HELIONS BUMPSTEAD, BRAINTREE, ESSEX

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WATCHING BRIEF

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Essex County Council

Date

01 Jan 1992 - 31 Dec 1992 at some time

Description

NRHE data transfer: Observation of machine clearance of moat revealed a number of finds, all of post-medieval date. This either suggested the moat as an C18th construction or that it had been cleared at some point during that period.

Sources

<1> SEX76464 Serial: Walls, S.M. and Walford, K.J. 1998. Gazetteer of archaeological investigations in England, 1992. 3. p 376.
<2> SEX54249 Watching Brief Report: Germany, M.. 1992. Watching Brief Report: 'Boblow', Helions Bumpstead.

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

EHER 1607 Medieval moat at Boblow, Water Lane, Helions Bumpstead (Monument)

Other References

NRHE UID: 1162151
Archaeological Investigations Project: E.22.0133

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