20th century layer and pits at land at Morgan House, Dunmow Road (EHER 48480)

Trial trenching in 2014 found only modern features.

June 2014. Trial trenching. Three trenches were excavated within those parts of the site identified as holding some potential for the presence of buried archaeological remains. The evaluation established that modern truncation and disturbance have affected the site; earlier soils had evidently been removed and areas of modern make-up laid down during the previous development. Over the majority of the site the modern truncation extended to the depth of the natural clay, although at the far north end of site a thin layer of remnant subsoil survived beneath the later modern deposits. This layer contained small fragments of charcoal and seemingly modern brick or tile. Modern features comprised a drainage trench in trench 1 and several irregularly shaped pits in trench 2 which contained substantial quantities of modern material such as brick rubble, concrete, glass and metal. A recent tree line was also evident along the eastern edge of trenches 2 and 3. No archaeological remains were found in the trenches. <1>