Roman enclosure at Longfield Solar Farm, Terling (EHER 80321)

The Roman period on the site was primary represented by a medium-large assemblage of Roman pottery and a large ditched enclosure.

June to August 2021. Trial trenching. The Roman period on the site was primary represented by a medium-large assemblage of Roman pottery. The largest ceramic assemblage of 53 sherds been dated to 40-400 making it a ‘transitional’ assemblage that straddles the conquest and the early Roman period in Britain. Two intercutting ditches also contained large assemblages of Roman pottery. This is almost certainly a re-cut of the original ditch, albeit slightly off centre and cutting along the inside edge of the enclosure. Further, its predominant Roman period pottery with occasional late Iron Age sherds indicate it is likely to be a later demarcation of an earlier enclosure ditch. A new very large enclosure ditch was also recorded. <1>