Medieval ditches at land at Moors Fields, Station Road, Flitch Green, Little Dunmow (EHER 81107)

Two ditches likely date to the medieval period. A decorative harness pendant and a pair of scissors were also assigned a medieval date.

September to October 2023. Trial trenching. Two small, shallow ditches or gullies recorded in Trench 25 contained medieval material. The exact function of these features is unclear, but they may be agricultural in origin. However, the limited amount of material found dating to this period could also mean that it is intrusive or residual in these features. The topsoil produced a complete copper alloy armorial harness pendant, of quatrefoil form depicting a lion passant going left at centre, with fleur-de-lis in each lobe and points at the spandrels. The form is well-attested as late medieval, dating between 1300-1450 and several examples are known from East Anglia and London. Of similar, or later, date is an incomplete pair of iron scissors from a ditch fill with asymmetrical finger loops. <1>