Undated ditch on land at Merefields, Main Road (EHER 80842)
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Summary
A single undated ditch which is probably the remains of agricultural activity on the land.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 7091 1227 (18m by 23m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | LITTLE WALTHAM, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
February 2024. Trial trenching.
The remains of a single ditch crossed the SW end of Trench 1 on a NE-SW orientation. This contained a single, silting, fill with no finds and little in the way of inclusions, probably indicating that it was in use at a time when the site was located in an agricultural landscape marginal to settlement. The ditch has no correlation to ditches recorded on 19th and 20th century historic mapping and presumably constitutes an agricultural boundary or land drainage feature, the date of which has not been determined. <1>
Sources
- <1> SEX76018 Evaluation Report: Cullum, R.. 2024. Archaeological Evaluation: Merefields, Main Road, Little Waltham, Essex, CM3 3PA.