Post-medieval field boundaries, Activity Area 7, land West of Sheepcoats Lane (EHER 80989)
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Summary
Trial trenching recorded post-medieval field boundaries in Trenches 454, 460 and 469. These align with First Edition OS mapping.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 8746 1015 (401m by 312m) See Fig. 9 in source. |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GREAT TOTHAM, MALDON, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
July 2023. Trial trenching.
In Trench 454, at the Northern extent of Activity Area, a post-medieval E-W field boundary, known from the NMP cropmark data, was recorded; it aligned well with a field boundary shown on the First Edition Ordnance Survey mapping. No finds were retained but ceramic building material was noted during excavation. Two ditches in Trench 460 align with OS mapping in a similar way and are probably post-medieval field boundaries.
Trench 469 was slightly separate from the main group and contained two ditches and a gully. One ditch correlates with a boundary shown in the NMP data, and represents a post-medieval field boundary depicted on First Edition Ordnance Survey mapping. The other features are of probable Romano-British date and are discussed in EHER 80990. <1>
Finds
Sources
- <1> SEX76151 Evaluation Report: Pierson, S.. 2023. Colchester Layer-de-la-Haye to Langford Water Pipeline: Archaeological Evaluation Report.