Medieval to post-medieval ditches and buried soil at land East of Tilkey Road, Coggeshall (EHER 80159)

A medieval ditch at the Southern end of Trench 5 and a pit in the centre of Trench 4. A post-medieval ditch at the Western end of Trench 4. Trenches 1 and 5 were excavated through a possible medieval subsoil or hill wash which produced three fragments of imported quern stone and medieval pot.

February 2018. Archaeological evaluation. Trenches 1 and 5 were excavated through modern topsoil which overlie a possible medieval subsoil or hillwash, 0.4-0.44m thick, which produced three fragments of medieval quernstone made from imported German lava stone and medieval pot. A medieval ditch oriented NW-SE was revealed at the Southern end of Trench 5, as well as a medieval pit in the centre of Trench 4. A post-medieval ditch oriented N-S was present at the Western end of Trench 4. The post-medieval ditch produced seven pieces of bone, with cattle being the only positively identified species, and a stem piece from a clay tobacco pipe. <1>