Medieval field boundaries, Barrington's Farm, Orsett Cock (EHER 5219)
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Summary
Excavated cropmarks proved to be medieval field boundaries.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TQ 6562 8139 (576m by 267m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Unitary Authority | THURROCK, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
1983. Watching brief and archaeological excavations.
Excavated cropmarks proved to be medieval field boundaries. <1> <2> <3>
Two converging ditches and a possible post hole were probably medieval. <4>
Two aerial photographs in the EHER. <5> <6>
Site Assessment: Accession numbers?
Trial trenching in 1994, in advance of the construction of a new fire station, found extensive disturbance caused by a borrow pit for the A13. <7>
See also <8> <9> <10>.
Note: Cropmarks of the field boundaries are recorded in EHER 5191. It is not possible to determine the precise location of the excavated stretches of field boundary during the 1983 excavation, and as a result the event mapping has been copied into this record to indicate the approximate location of the investigation. A medieval field system has also been recorded to the west in EHER 1861 and to the south in EHER 5163.
Sources
- <1> SEX3240 DESC TEXT: Priddy, D.A.. 1985. SMR.
- <2> SEX18011 Excavation Report: Milton, B.. 1985. Orsett 'Cock' 1983 Beaker Burial. Archive report.
- <3> SEX18027 Article in serial: Milton, B.. 1987. Excavations at Barrington's Farm, Orsett Cock, Thurrock, Essex, 1983. Essex Archaeology and History. 18. 16-33.
- <4> SEX2491 Article in serial: Priddy, D., (ed.). 1984-5. Work of the Essex County Council Archaeology Section 1983-84. Essex Archaeology and History. 16. 82-123. Milton, B., pp.87-91.
- <5> SEX18012 Aerial Photograph: Unknown. 1972. TQ6581-4-372. Date 1972:7.
- <6> SEX18013 Aerial Photograph: CUCAP. 1976. BWU 30.
- <7> SEX71822 DESC TEXT: Boden, D.. 1994. Tilbury Fire Station, Stanford Road, Orsett.
- <8> SEX59086 Aerial Photograph: CUCAP. unknown. TQ 68/3.
- <9> SEX59089 Aerial Photograph: RCHME. 1976. TQ6580/31/414 SF955.
- <10> SEX60945 Desk-Based Assessment: Bennett, A.. 1988. The North Thames Gas Pipeline.
Related Monuments/Buildings (2)
Related Events (2)
Other References
- Old SMR Number: TQ68-070