Possible Anglo-Saxon inhumations at Pledgdon Sandpit (EHER 4614)
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Summary
According to workers at the pit, since work started about 1935, five extended human skeletons and fragments of "crumbly brown pottery" have been found in the area.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 542 268 (399m by 589m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | ELSENHAM, UTTLESFORD, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import:
In Pledgdon Sandpit, Palaeolithic, Neolithic, Iron Aage, Roman and possibly Saxon objects were found. In 1945 a bay in the south-west of the workings showed sections of a broad trench, 4 ft to 5 ft deep on both faces of the pit about 30 to 40 yards apart. <1>
The finds are in the British Museum. <2>
March 1950. Field survey.
Possibly Saxon objects found. According to workers at the pit, since work started about 1935, five extended human skeletons and fragments of "crumbly brown pottery" have been found in the area TL 54152670, now disused. Finds were removed by someone working for a "London Museum". <3> - <5>
April 1975. Field survey.
The pit is worked out; no further finds are known to have been made, and the original finds cannot be located. <6>
See also: <7>
Finds
Sources
- <1> SEX6 Monograph: Powell, W.R.. 1963. Victoria County History, Essex, Vol III: Roman Essex (VCH). Victoria County History. p.128.
- <2> SEX17745 Article in monograph: Jones, M.U. in Buckley, D.G.. 1980. Mucking and the early Saxon rural settlement in Essex: Archaeology in Essex to AD 1500. CBA Research Report.
- <3> SEX16231 Article in serial: Warren, S.H.. 1945. Geological and Prehistoric Records on the North West Border of Essex. Essex Naturalist. v.27, p.273-280.
- <4> SEX52658 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1990. OS cards. TL52NW08, 1975.
- <5> SEX75700 PERSONAL OBSERVATION: Ordnance Survey. Field Investigator's Comments. F1 GWR 07-MAR-50.
- <6> SEX75700 PERSONAL OBSERVATION: Ordnance Survey. Field Investigator's Comments. F2 PAS 23-APR-75.
- <7> SEX67837 Aerial Photograph: Unknown. 1986. AERIAL 14/19.
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Other References
- Old SMR Number: TL52-035
- NRHE identifier: 373388
- National Monuments Record: TL 52 NW 8