Prehistoric pottery and post-medieval boundary ditches at New Road, Manningtree (EHER 80550)

A series of post-medieval boundary ditches were identified. One piece of prehistoric pottery was also recovered.

September 2020. Trial trenching. The evaluation revealed a relatively low density of archaeological features and very few finds. Features were concentrated in the southern part of the site and included a series of probable post-medieval boundary ditches which may reflect an earlier pattern of field boundaries, but with no evidence for contemporary settlement or other activity. It remains possible that some of the other, undated, ditches in this area may represent the continuation of features known as undated cropmarks to the south of the site. The presence of (residual) possible prehistoric pottery may relate to activity associated with the extensive prehistoric crop marks known to the south-west of the site, although no features could be confidently dated to this period. <1>