Excavation by B. Blake (Colchester Museum) south of Marrow Lane Farm, Ardleigh, 1963 - EEX8684
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 0634 2837 (98m by 94m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM02NE |
| Civil Parish | ARDLEIGH, TENDRING, ESSEX |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Colchester Museum
Date
01 Jan 1963 - 31 Dec 1963
Description
In 1963 Mr Bryan Blake, then of the Colchester Museum, had assembled a team to dig at Lawford, but was prevented from doing so for a fortnight owing to the late harvest. He used the time to cut some trial trenches on this Ardleigh site to see if the ditches which showed on the cropmark could be located. There was no slight mound or surface indication of their position, but by cutting long trenches he found the enclosure ditch in several places, as well as a smaller circular ditch in the interior. In the following year, the Colchester Archaeological Group, under Mr Peter Holbert (EEX8686), also dug trial trenches, but soon had to desist owing to the hardness of the ground
Sources
- --- SEX8688 Article in serial: Blake, B.. 1965. Archaeological Notes: Iron Age Site at Ardleigh. Transactions of the Essex Archaeological Society. 1. 261. pp. 261-262.
- --- SEX8687 Article in serial: Erith, F.H. and Holbert, P.R.. 1970. The Iron Age 'A' Farmhouse at Vinces Farm, Ardleigh. Colchester Archaeological Group Bulletin. 13. 1-26. Vol 13, pp1-26.
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
- EHER 2463 Iron age farmstead, south of Marrow Lane Farm (Monument)
Other References
- NRHE UID: 639354