Post-medieval field boundaries and undated features at Bulls Lodge Quarry (EHER 80888)

Archaeological monitoring recorded post-medieval field boundaries in Areas 6, 9 and 10 which correlate with those shown on historic mapping. A small number of undated features were probably either medieval or post-medieval.

August 2018. Watching brief. Four late post-medieval to early modern ditches crossed Areas 6, 9 and 10 on broadly NNE/SSW alignments. All are thought to constitute the remains of field boundary ditches that were backfilled in the mid 20th century, facilitating the construction of Boreham Airfield (EHER 8943). Artefactual material observed in the top fills of most of these features comprised modern frogged brick and wood. One of the ditches was truncated by foundation remains of WWII airfield buildings at its Northernmost traced extent (see EHER 8943). A number of the post-medieval ditches and airfield structures correlate with those shown on historic mapping. A low incidence of undated archaeological remains were also encountered within Areas 6-10, being devoid of either diagnostic artefact content or having obvious relationship with other dated remains. It is however likely that these were probably of either medieval or post-medieval date. <1>