Pleistocene to Holocene geological deposits at Pound Farm, Dovercourt (EHER 80594)

Beneath topsoil, subsoil and localised made-ground, a Head Deposit comprising structureless, redeposited fluvial sands and isolated gravels was encountered.

October 2013 to January 2014. Geological evaluation. The recorded sedimentary sequence was as follows: beneath topsoil, subsoil and localised made-ground, a Head Deposit comprising structureless, redeposited fluvial sands and isolated gravels was encountered. This is interpreted as being a weathered and locally bioturbated deposit originating from the underlying fluvial sequence. It has the potential to contain material derived from the fluvial sequences but also other material worked into the deposits during the Pleistocene and Holocene. Below this Head Deposit, sand was encountered of varying consistency with a fluvial, estuarine or even possible marine origins. These comprised a series of light-brown, mottled and reddish-brown medium to coarse sands containing localised beds and pockets of gravel. A single piece of mammalian fauna and three pieces of struck flint were recovered from these deposits indicating the potential to preserve evidence of human activity and palaeoenvironmental evidence. Bulk samples taken from these deposits remain available to assess the potential for microscopic palaeoenvironmental indicators. <1> <2>