Nineteenth century and undated former field boundaries at Great Notley, Braintree (EHER 80070)

Linear anomalies which align with former field boundaries visible on historical OS maps are present in areas 4, 6, 8 and 10. Two further linear anomalies in areas 8 and 21 have been identified as former field boundaries but are not aligned with mapped boundaries. One curvilinear anomaly may be archaeological.

August 2022. Geophysical Survey. Within Areas 4, 6, 8 and 10 linear alignments of strong and weak anomalies have been identified which align with former field boundaries visible in historical OS maps. Two anomalies with similar signals have been identified in areas 8 and 21 as former field boundaries but are not aligned with historical mapped field boundaries. Similar to these, within the northeast of Area 6 a curvilinear anomaly has been identified which runs parallel to the field boundary. These anomalies lack contextual evidence needed for a confident classification and although they are most likely agricultural, modern or natural in origin, an archaeological origin cannot be cancelled out. <1>