Medieval structure and possible hearth, EDF Energy Networks cable route, Little Clacton (EHER 47188)

A small rectangular structure with a burnt patch which was either a hearth or the base of an oven.

Desk based assessment, 2009 Where the cable route follows the line of existing roads there is, in places, potential for the buried remains of houses and farm buildings shown on historic maps from the late 18th century. There is a low potential for medieval remains, possibly other than trackways and field ditches, although medieval pottery has been found in the vicinity of the northern section of the route. <1> Excavation, 2009 The most important archaeological feature was the site of a small, medieval rectangular structure with a burnt patch which was either a hearth or the base of an oven. It is not clear whether the structure was domestic or agricultural in function, or whether it was permanently <2>