Features associated with possible clay extraction at Feering (EHER 80037)

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Summary

Geophysical survey has detected features associated with the clay extraction industry, though the interpretation of these features remains uncertain.

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Grid reference	TL 8757 1958 (point)
Civil Parish	FEERING, BRAINTREE, ESSEX

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Geophysical survey. May to June 2024. An area of altered magnetic response characteristic of extraction or quarrying that has been depicted as a pond on historic maps. This however, is not a confident association. <1>

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<1> SEX75136 Geophysical Survey Report: Galt, A. and Bruce, G.. 2024. Land at Feering, Colchester: Archaeological geophysical survey.

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