Watching brief by J.P. Smallwood at Site 5, west of Halstead, 1960 - EEX63465
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Location
| Grid reference | TL 8017 3172 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL83SW |
| Civil Parish | GREENSTEAD GREEN AND HALSTEAD RURAL, BRAINTREE, ESSEX |
Technique(s)
Date
01 Jun 1961 - 30 Sep 1961 at some time
Description
A grass field. During the summer of 1960 unusually dry conditions revealed traces of a crop-mark in the form of a streak of lush grass running in a north-east south-west alignment close to the assumed track of the Roman road from Braintree to Long Melford. It could conceivably indicate the presence of a road ditch. In the corner of the field close to the road junction, the rim of a dish Colchester Form 37, datable to between 70 and 150 A.D. was found. Finally, in 1961, a narrow strip was ploughed to grow kale for sheep. Here a scatter of sherds was found, some Roman, some medieval, most difficult to identify.
Sources
- <1> SEX8495 Serial: Colchester Archaeological Group. 1963. Colchester Archaeological Group Annual Bulletin, Vol. 6. 6. p.17,19.
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
- EHER 47520 Cropmarks of undated field boundaries, south of Brook Street Farm (Monument)
Other References
- NRHE UID: 926169