Roman ditch at land adjacent to Westwood House (EHER 46483)

Please read our guidance about the use of Essex Historic Environment Record data.

Summary

An archaeological evaluation in advance of residential development revealed ditches and pits. One ditch dated to the 2nd century.

Find a placename, postcode or grid reference

Map layers

Base layers

Opacity

Info

Record list

Tools

Location

Grid reference	Centred TL 5485 2117 (4m by 2m)
Civil Parish	TAKELEY, UTTLESFORD, ESSEX

Type and Period

Description

November 2007. Trial trenching. An archaeological evaluation (three trenches) in advance of residential development recorded several ditches and pits. Most undated but one ditch contained fully Romanised wares in the form of two mortarium rim sherds and two body sherds in black-surfaced ware dating to the 2nd century. <1> <2>

Finds

Sources

<1> SEX68092 Evaluation Report: Pocock, M.. 2007. Land adjacent to Westwood House, Takeley, Essex: archaeological evaluation and watching brief. 1842.
<2> SEX73069 Serial: Essex Society for Archaeology and History. 2008. Essex Archaeology and History Vol. 39.

Related Events (1)

Archaeological Intervention: Trial trenching by Essex County Council at land adjacent to Westwood House, Takeley, 2007 (Ref: TAWH07) (EEX54978)

Comments

Do you have any questions or more information about this record? Please feel free to comment below with your name and email address. All comments are submitted to the website maintainers for moderation, and we aim to respond as soon as possible. Comments, questions and answers that may be helpful to other users will be retained and displayed along with the name you supply. The email address you supply will never be displayed or shared.