Early Iron Age to Roman features at Crays Hall Farm, Billericay (EHER 80013)

Heavily truncated Iron Age to Roman pits and ditches are thought to be the remains of a probable small Late Iron Age-Romano British enclosure or fragments of a field system and are consistent with the type of features found across an agricultural landscape of some antiquity. 107 sherds of pottery and 43 pieces of ceramic building material were recovered and periods represented include Iron Age to Roman and medieval to modern.

October 2022. Trial trenching. Trial trench evaluation ahead of a proposed solar farm revealed Iron Age to Roman pits and ditches. All features showed evidence of heavy truncation due to ploughing. Ditches in trenches 11 and 12 in the northern section of the site are suggested to be the remains of a probable small Late Iron Age-Romano British enclosure or fragments of a field system, whilst features recorded in the southern section are consistent with the type of features found across an agricultural landscape of some antiquity. 107 sherds of pottery and 43 pieces of ceramic building material were recovered and periods represented include Iron Age to Roman and medieval to modern. <1>