Later prehistoric features at Elsenham Quarry extension, Pledgdon Green (EHER 47923)

A trial trench evaluation in 2011 on land for the extension of Elsenham Quarry revealed limited evidence for later prehistoric activity.

April to May 2011. Trial trenching. Trenches 55, 97, 109 and 115 had features dated to the Bronze Age. Trench 55 contained a single gully [5507] and three pits, two excavated [5504] and [5510] and one unexcavated. The two pits were of similar size with yellow-grey clay silt fills (5503) and (5508) up to a depth of 0.30m. The V-shaped gully [5507] was aligned north-east to south-west, and had a grey- brown clay silt fill (5506) to a depth of 0.40m. Trench 97 contained one ditch [9708] and one gully [9704] and two pits [9712] excavated, [9715] unexcavated. Ditch [9708] was aligned north-south and was 1.10m wide by 0.58m deep. Trench 115 contained an isolated gully [1503] 0.17m wide by 0.10m deep; with light brown clay fill (1504). The four trenches containing prehistoric features were some distance apart from each other, with no continuation of any of the features to other trenches. <1>