Late Iron Age to Roman ditches, post holes and occupation layers, Heybridge Causeway Meadow (EHER 47095)

A watching brief in 2004 recorded two, or possibly three, substantial ditches containing large pieces of Roman tile and mid 2nd to early 3rd century pottery underlying two discreet occupation/abandonment layers also containing Romano-British pottery. Four post-holes with similar fills were also present but no finds were recovered from these.

February-May 2004. Watching brief. A watching brief recorded in the area of the new pond revealed two, or possibly three, substantial ditches containing large pieces of Roman tile and mid 2nd to early 3rd century pottery underlying two discreet occupation/abandonment layers also containing Romano-British pottery. Four post-holes with similar fills were also present but no finds were recovered from these. The archaeological evidence suggested a recut boundary ditch close to the site of a Romano-British building. <1> Note: The material described in this record may be associated with the settlement at Elms Farm, see EHER 81914.