Roman ditch and coin at land at Henham Road (EHER 82109)

A 2021 evaluation discovered a Roman ditch and coin. The following 2022 excavation found no further evidence of Roman occupation.

October and November 2021. Trial trenching. A few dispersed Roman features were identified in the south-eastern field. A north-east to south-west aligned ditch by the southern edge of site contained the most notable find, a silver denarius of Septimius Severus dated to 197 AD along with mid/late 1st century pottery. The ditch was only identified in two nearby trenches (Trenches 113/114) and its extent remained unclear. This ditch may represent a boundary or perhaps be part of an enclosure extending southwards beyond the boundary of the site. Only two other Roman finds were recovered during the evaluation, a sherd of mid 1st to 2nd century pottery found in a ditch in Trench 67, and a sherd of 4th century pottery found in a pit in Trench 46. There is no evidence for significant Roman settlement activity on or immediately adjacent to the site. <1> March 2022. Excavation. The following excavation found no further evidence of Roman features. <2>