Undated and post medieval finds and features, Lodge Farm, The Chase, Elmstead Market (EHER 81950)

Evaluations at Lodge Farm uncovered mostly undated features and post-medieval and modern field ditches, as well as a single sherd of medieval pottery.

An archaeological evaluation by trial-trenching was carried out in advance of a first phase of tree planting at The Chase, Elmstead Market, Essex. The trenching found five undatable ditches and a small sherd of medieval pottery. The trenching was preceded by a desk-based assessment and a geophysical survey (Wall 2008) <1>. The archaeological work was recommended by the Essex County Council Historic Environment Management team and was commissioned by The Woodland Trust and Essex County Council. <2> Archaeological trial-trenching was undertaken in advance of a second phase of tree-planting at Lodge Farm Elmstead Market uncovered mostly undatable features and a small quantity of worked flint and prehistoric pottery (detailed EHER 81949) . Other remains probably represented post-medieval and modern field ditches. The majority of the prehistoric pot sherds were not closely datable because they were small and abraded, although two of the sherds dated to the Early to Middle Iron Age (EHER 46845). <3>