Undated features at The Sun and Anchor, The Street, Steeple (EHER 80961)
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Summary
Trial trenching recorded an undated pit, ditch and tree-throw/pit. The ditch produced two sherds of mid 12th to late 14th century pottery and the tree-throw produced two sherds of Bronze Age or Early Iron Age pottery.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 9357 0299 (19m by 31m) (3 map features) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | STEEPLE, MALDON, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
February 2024. Trial trenching.
Evaluation recorded several undated features. A tree-throw and a pit/tree-throw were recorded in the middle of the NNW-SSE aligned branch of Trench 2 and produced two sherds of Bronze Age or Early Iron Age pottery. It is likely that they are the same feature.
A ditch extended along the length of Trench 3 on an ENE-WSW alignment and produced two sherds of mid 12th to late 14th century pottery and one sherd of modern pottery. It was cut by a modern ditch.
A single undated pit was recorded in the Southern half of Trench 4. <1>
Finds
Sources
- <1> SEX76130 Evaluation Report: Hicks, E.. 2024. Archaeological evaluation at The Sun and Anchor, The Street, Steeple, Essex, CM0 7RH: February 2024.