Roman and post-medieval features at Martell's Quarry (EHER 80556)

A watching brief on land at Martell's Quarry revealed a Roman pit and ditch, post-medieval pits and a boundary ditch, two undated pits and two undated tree-throws.

March 2010. Watching brief. A watching brief on land at Martell's Quarry revealed a Roman pit and ditch which yielded Roman pottery, four post-medieval pits, a post-medieval boundary ditch, two undated pits and two undated tree-throws. The post-medieval pits all appeared to have been used as fire-pits with the underlying natural ground exhibiting heat-affection. The pits fills were mostly burnt material including burnt clay and frequent charcoal fragments. Dug into an area of natural gravel deposits was also a quarry pit which contained finds of post-medieval tile and a sherd of residual Roman pottery. The undated features contained no finds. <1>