Post-medieval ditches at land at Henham Road (EHER 82110)

A 2021 evaluation discovered post-medieval field boundaries. The following 2022 excavation found no further evidence of medieval or post-medieval occupation.

October and November 2021. Trial trenching. The evaluation confirmed the presence of several post-medieval boundary ditches, depicted on historical maps from the 19th century. Some of these ditches also correspond with cropmarks recorded at EHER 18898 and the anomalies detected by the geophysical survey. A pit in Trench 57 could be related to a well depicted on maps from the late 20th century. A layer of modern material associated with the Elsenham and Thaxted light railway was identified in Trench 2 where the railway crossed the site. Medieval pottery was recovered from a pit in Trench 125, located close to Henham Road. No other medieval features were identified by the evaluation. <1> March 2022. Excavation. The following excavation found no further evidence of medieval or post-medieval features. <2>