Prehistoric D-shaped enclosure and linear features at Brook Green, Braintree (EHER 80069)

A curvilinear anomaly appears to form a D-shaped, or an open-sided, enclosure measuring approximately 80m along the south-eastern side. If archaeological, the feature could be prehistoric. Two linear anomalies in Areas 2 and 6 could represent ditches of unknown date.

September 2015. Geophysical survey. In Area 2 (centred TL 7420 2263), a curvilinear anomaly appears to form a D-shaped, or an open-sided, enclosure measuring approximately 80m along the south-eastern side. The southernmost arm has been cut by the old railway line, which runs east-west through the site. If archaeological in origin, it is suggested that the enclosure could be prehistoric in date, but in the absence of any supporting evidence, such an interpretation is conjectural. Two linear anomalies in Areas 2 and 6 could represent ditches of unknown date, and their origin as archaeological is undetermined. None of the other survey areas has responses in the data which would be interpreted as being of archaeological significance. <1>