Roman pottery, Watching Brief on an Electricity Cable Trench at Ardleigh (EHER 18316)

During a watching brief on an electricity cable trench at Ardleigh Roman pottery was found in the subsoil.

Watching brief, 1999 A 157m long trench 60cm deep and 30cm wide was excavated along the southern boundary of the Ardleigh Scheduled Ancient Monument (SAM199). A small quantity of Roman pottery was recovered from the subsoil, as was a flint blade that had possibly been retouched. <1> Six features were observed. One a broad pit or cutting at the western end of the trench, was post medieval. Three were ditches or pits of indeterminate but possibly early date as they may line up with cropmarks. The remaining features were of questionable archaeological significance.