Prehistoric rectilinear enclosure, Montana Nursery (EHER 3001)
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Summary
Two sides of a rectilinear enclosure, the third side may possibly be geological.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 1647 1818 (219m by 204m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | LITTLE CLACTON, TENDRING, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Two sides of a rectilinear enclosure, the third side may possibly be geological. The whole area is masked by geological features. <1> <2>
'Three sides are clearly visible' of the enclosure, the fourth masked by other features. A side `annexe' is present on the south-west corner. The aerial photograph taken in 1992 shows other features, some obviously man-made, on the site. <3>
1990. Fieldwalking.
Located at the junction of Spur Lane and London Road. In 1990 the site was fieldwalked as part of an assessment of the proposed line of the A133 Little Clacton and Weeley Heath Bypass; it yielded one sherd of medieval pottery and four struck flints together with a classic 'thumb-nail' scraper of Neolithic or Early Bronze Age date. The finds suggest that the rectilinear enclosure probably dates to the Bronze Age. <4>
1997-1998. Excavations.
Excavation located part of the southern end of a prehistoric enclosure known from cropmark evidence. Other deposits included evidence of an enclosure of Roman date and two large medieval or post med quarries (see EHER 17831-17833). <5> - <8>
Sources
- <1> SEX10699 DESC TEXT: Unknown. unknown. TM11.131.
- <2> SEX10700 Aerial Photograph: NMR. 1976. TM1618-1-293. Date 1976:6.
- <3> SEX10701 Artifact: Wallis, S.. 1992. PERS COMM by Wallis, S. Observations from AP TM1618-1-293, Date 1992:1.
- <4> SEX10702 Fieldwalking Report: Atkinson, M. and Preston, S.. 1990. Little Clacton and Weeley Heath Bypass Fieldwalking Survey.
- <5> SEX58731 Aerial Photograph: Wallis, S.. 1993. SWC2-6, 8.
- <5> SEX73069 Serial: Essex Society for Archaeology and History. 2008. Essex Archaeology and History Vol. 39.
- <6> SEX60525 DESC TEXT: Wade, A.. 1997. The Archaeological Investigation of the A133 Clacton to Weeley Bypass. Draft report p2-7.
- <7> SEX70891 DESC TEXT: Wade, A.. 1998. The Archaeology of the A133 Clacton to Weeley Bypass - Project Archive Report. Draft report p2-7.
- <8> SEX22419 Map: Ingle, C.J., Strachan, D., Tyler, S. and Saunders, H.. 1993-2017. NMP Cropmark Plot - 1:10,000. paper. 1:10,000.
Other References
- Old SMR Number: TM11-131