Bronze Age to Early Iron Age features, Horsley Cross, Clacton Road, Mistley (EHER 81919)
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Summary
Evaluation and excavation on site with potential ring ditch. Eleven pits produced prehistoric pottery, this material dated to the Bronze Age, Early Bronze Age, Late Bronze Age, Late Bronze Age to Early Iron Age, and Early Iron Age. A circular arrangement of prehistoric and undated pits, around 20m in diameter, could possibly have been dug around a levelled mound.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 1219 2712 (526m by 383m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | MISTLEY, TENDRING, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Archaeological evaluation, February 2020
Pre-construct Archaeology Ltd undertook an archaeological evaluation consisted of 43no x 50m trenches totalling 2150 linear metres.
On 24 March 2020 PCA monitored the excavation of a 4m x 4m pylon base on the southern boundary of the development area.
Eleven pits produced prehistoric pottery, this material dated to the Bronze Age, Early Bronze Age, Late Bronze Age, Late Bronze Age to Early Iron Age, and Early Iron Age. A circular arrangement of prehistoric and undated pits, around 20m in diameter, could possibly have been dug around a levelled mound.
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Finds
Sources
- <1> SEX74109 Evaluation Report: RPS Consultants. 2020. Archaeological Evaluation Report: Tendring Europark, Horsley Cross, Manningtree, Essex.
- <2> SEX74110 Excavation Report: Colchester Archaeological Trust. 2021. Archaeological excavation on land southwest of Horsley Cross Roundabout, Clacton Road, Tendring, Essex – January-March 2021.
Related Events (2)
- Archaeological Intervention: Archaeological excavation by Colchester Archaeological Trust on land southwest of Horsley Cross Roundabout, Clacton Road, 2021 – January-March 2021 (EEX59636)
- Archaeological Intervention: Evaluation by Pre-Construct Archaeology at Tendring Euro park, Horsley Cross, Manningtree, Mistley, 2020 (Ref: MICR20) (EEX59635)