Early Iron Age pit and finds, Tunnel Cement Pits, next to the A13 road (EHER 5017)
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Summary
A flat based pit, evidenced later by a semicircular trefoil/plantain cropmark, measuring 6 ft. 6 ins. at quarry edge, running back 3ft. 4inches, was discovered in a gravel quarry edge next to the A13 road. It contained Iron Age pottery, flints and a loom weight.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TQ 5892 7939 (156m by 131m) |
|---|---|
| Unitary Authority | THURROCK, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import.
Early Iron Age pit with sherds. <1> In Thurrock Museum. <2>
Next to the A13 overlooking the Mardyke Valley, noted in 1970, was a flat-based pit at the edge of a gravel quarry, later evidenced by a cropmark. Surface measurements were 6 feet. 6 inches at the quarry edge, running back for 3 feet 4 inches. There was some sand- martin damage to the section. Part of a large, flint-gritted pot was found containing two burnt flint lumps and a (probably) sandstone rubber. Part of a red clay loom weight was found in the basic fill. All finds were suggestive of the Early Iron Age. The face was cleared for drawing but the pit was not excavated. <3>
Additional reference <4> <5>
Finds
Sources
- <1> SEX4 DESC TEXT: Unknown. 1960 onwards. SMR form unknown.
- <2> SEX17346 Artifact: Thurrock Local History Museum. unknown. ARTEFACT Thurrock LH Museum. Acc No 1221.
- <3> SEX17371 Article in serial: Bingley, R.. unknown. Prehistoric and Other Features at West Thurrock. Panorama. Vol 18, p66.
- <4> SEX68863 DESC TEXT: Historic Landscape Management. 2002. Mardyke Valley Project; A Brief Landscape History of the Mardyke Valley.
- <5> SEX60945 Desk-Based Assessment: Bennett, A.. 1988. The North Thames Gas Pipeline.
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Other References
- Old SMR Number: TQ57-005
- NRHE identifier: 410543
- National Monuments Record: TQ 57 NE 20