Excavation by H.S. Toller at the Orsett 'Cock' enclosure, Thurrock, 1976-1979 - EEX64120
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TQ 6535 8134 (119m by 163m) Digitised from Fig. 3 in <1> and cropmark plot. |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ68SE |
| Unitary Authority | THURROCK, ESSEX |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Essex County Council
Date
01 Jan 1976 - 31 Dec 1979
Description
This record is equivalent to previous record EEX6738 which was deleted in error.
Excavation by H.S. Toller. The remainder of the site finds & archive to go to Thurrock Local History Museum, Grays. This large scale excavation was undertaken in advance of the site's destruction by the construction of the A13 flyover. It followed a series of earlier interventions at the site in 1956-1957 (EEX6732), 1960-1961 (EEX6736), and 1968-1970 (EEX6737). An exceptionally dry summer in 1970 also revealed cropmarks at the site which presented it in much more detail than before.
Sources
- <1> SEX68886 Monograph: Carter, G. A.. 1998. Excavations at the Orsett 'Cock' Enclosure, Essex, 1976. EAA 86.
- <2> SEX6777 Article in serial: Toller, H.S.. 1980. An Interim Report on the Excavation of the Orsett 'Cock' Enclosure, Essex: 1976-79. Britannia. 11. 35-42.
- <3> SEX17391 DESC TEXT: Wilkinson, T.J.. 1988. Archaeology and Environment in South Essex.
Related Monuments/Buildings (5)
- EHER 1860 Anglo-Saxon sunken featured buildings and post-built structure at Orsett 'Cock' (Monument)
- EHER 1862 Post-medieval gravel pits at Orsett 'Cock' (Monument)
- EHER 1857 Probable Early-Middle Iron Age field system and possible settlement at Orsett 'Cock' (Monument)
- EHER 1861 Probably medieval field system at Orsett 'Cock' (Monument)
- EHER 1859 Roman enclosure and pottery kilns at Orsett 'Cock' (Monument)
Other References
- NRHE UID: 638107