Prehistoric ditch and mixed pottery assemblage, Area 4, River Roach, Turncole Wind Farm (EHER 81247)
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Summary
A single ditch of possible prehistoric date owing to the recovery of a lithic tool during environmental processing of the basal fill. A small assemblage of mixed pottery was also recovered from the topsoil in area 4.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 8949 8991 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SUTTON, ROCHFORD, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
April 2016. Watching brief.
In Area 4 a 1m slot was hand excavated across a poorly defined, E-W orientated feature. This revealed a linear ditch cut, 1.16m wide by 0.7m deep, with steep smooth sides and a flat base formed by natural gravel/mid-brown silty clay. The features produces small quantities of charcoal and one small (1g) piece of fine, sandy, daub was hand collected from the basal fill. One lithic (tool-5g) was also later retrieved from this context during sample processing, but was too indistinctive in form to be assigned to a particular period. The feature is probably prehistoric. <1>
Finds
Sources
- <1> SEX76125 Watching Brief Report: Hodgson, T.. 2016. Turncole Wind Farm, Essex, Access roads associated with works on the River Crouch, Roach and Paglesham Creek: Archaeological Watching Brief.