Possible undated red hill mound, Landermere Creek (EHER 3525)

Possible red hill mound. Barford suggests that the layers of chalk observed in section make it doubtful that this site is a red hill as such layers have not been observed in any other Essex red hill.

Possible red hill, mound cut by sea wall ditch. <1> <2> The site is sectioned by a marsh outfall ditch. The layers of chalk observed in section make it doubtful that this site is a red hill as such layers have not been observed in any other Essex red hill. If it is a genuine red hill it has been modified, Barford suggests the chalk was laid down as a landing place for barges (see EHER 7453). A layer of dark red brown sandy silty loam with a few fragments of briquetage and a layer of possible natural marsh clay could be redeposited red hill material and marsh clay used for the same purpose. In 1976 a few pieces of briquetage were collected from the site, in two fabrics, the second possibly burnt flooring and hearth walls rather than briquetage. One piece of iron-rich fuel ash slag was also found. <3> Site Assessment Presence of chalk layers makes this a doubtful red hill, though one layer may be redeposited red hill material. <3>