Iron Age to Roman field boundaries at Site 24, Blatches, A120 (EHER 19458)
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Summary
Three linear ditches containing a small amount of Iron Age/early Roman pottery found during evaluations in advance of the construction of the A120 in 2000.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | TL 6668 2233 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | LITTLE DUNMOW, UTTLESFORD, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Monument description derived from merging EHER 19458 and 19459.
2000. Trial trenching.
Evaluation revealing three linear ditches containing a small amount of Iron Age/early Roman pottery. <1>
2001. Excavation.
No Roman or Iron Age features were recorded in the 2001 excavations. <2>
Sources
- <1> SEX60857 Evaluation Report: Shepherd, N.J.. 2001. A120 Trunk Road, Stansted Airport to Braintree, Essex - Archaeological Evaluation Report.
- <2> SEX63518 Post Excavation Assessment Report: Oxford Archaeological Unit and Wessex Archaeology. 2003. A120 Trunk Road, Stansted Airport to Braintree, Essex: Post-excavation assessment and publication proposal. Volume 2.