Prehistoric flakes and burnt stone at Test Pit 5, Clavering Test Pit Survey (EHER 81969)

A test pit survey throughout Clavering following the main high street, Pelham Road, totalling 12 excavation pits to establish where the localised Bronze Age, medieval and post-medieval activity was through finds retrieved. This record refers to Test Pit 5. It contained possible prehistoric worked flints.

2016. Test pitting. A test pit survey throughout Clavering following the main high street, Pelham Road, totalling 12 excavation pits to establish where the localised Bronze Age, medieval and post-medieval activity was through finds retrieved. Test Pit 5: Despite the location of CLV/16/5 just to the north of a 13th century original Royal Manor House, built just east of the moated castle site, the excavations yielded no evidence of medieval activity. The on-site occupation recorded instead dates from the 16th century and later during the numerous renovations that were taking place on the property, including inserting a chimney stack as well as changes to the south front that also meant that there was generally more activity on site. A single piece of worked flint and two pieces of burnt stone that were also excavated from the test pit are likely later prehistoric in date, although analysis by a lithics expert would be needed to confirm this. <1> See also: <2>