Post-medieval field boundaries and furrow, Theedhams Farm (EHER 49653)

Trial trenching in 2018 recorded a ditch which correlated well with a field boundary shown on the 1st edition OS map, and a second ditch which was not mapped but also interpreted as a field boundary. Also recorded was a single surviving furrow.

February 2018. Trial trenching. Trial trenching recorded a ditch in Trenches 11 and 23 which correlated well with a field boundary shown on the 1st edition 1897 Ordnance Survey map. The ditch in Trench 37 lay at a right angle helping to mark out the post-medieval farming landscape. A second ditch in Trench 2, however, does not match any recorded features, but may be the remains of an old boundary hedgerow or small drainage ditch. One surviving furrow was excavated in Trench 4 but no furrows were visible elsewhere owing to shallow depth of the plough soils and the slope of the field. <1>