Medieval pit at the Ship and Anchor, High Street (EHER 83281)

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Summary

Trial trenching in 2015 recorded a medieval pit, indicating the present Ship and Anchor inn (EHER 38371) is probably built on an earlier site.

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Grid reference	TL 8551 0677 (point) Approximate location using Fig.1 in <1>.
Civil Parish	MALDON, MALDON, ESSEX

Type and Period

PIT (Early 13th century to Late 14th century - 1201 AD to 1400 AD)

Description

August 2015. Trial trenching. Trial trenching recorded a medieval pit, containing 13th/14th century pottery sherds. It is an indication that the 15th/16th century Ship and Anchor inn (EHER 38371) is almost certainly built on an older site. <1>

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SHERD (Early 13th century to Late 14th century - 1201 AD to 1400 AD)

Sources

<1> SEX78217 Evaluation Report: Holloway, B.. 2015. Archaeological evaluation at the Ship and Anchor, High Street, Maldon, Essex, CM9 5BX.

Related Events (1)

Archaeological Intervention: Trial trenching by Colchester Archaeological Trust at the Ship and Anchor, High Street, Maldon, 2015 (Ref: MD51) (EEX64181)

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