Undated possible agricultural features at land north of Homefield and west of Tillingham Road, Southminster (EHER 81076)

A series of possible archaeological features were identified through geophysical survey.

May 2023. Geophysical survey. A fluxgate gradiometer survey was successfully carried out across the approximately 18.1ha survey area. Anomalies of a possible archaeological origin has been identified. The geophysical survey has identified a range of anomalies of a possible archaeological, agricultural, natural, and undetermined origin. The impact of modern disturbance is limited to the boundaries of the survey area and telegraph poles. Possible archaeological activity was identified in the form of multiple partial enclosures, aligning with cropmarks visible on satellite imagery. Further anomalies located near these partial enclosures may have been obscured by the surrounding natural backgrounds of the survey area. Historical agricultural activity has been identified within the survey area as former field boundaries correlating with historical maps and modern agricultural activity identified as drainage systems. A former mapped pond and further possible unmapped ponds were identified within the centre and south of the survey area. Anomalies of an undetermined origin have been detected and are possibly agricultural in origin. However, an archaeological or natural origin cannot be completely ruled out. <1>