Early Iron Age pit and hearth, Barrington's Farm, Orsett Cock (EHER 5221)
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Summary
Archaeological excavation in 1983 recorded two laarge oval pits, containing Early Iron Age pottery, loom weight fragments and eharth debris.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TQ 6558 8138 (97m by 90m) Digitised using Fig. 3 in <4> and NMP cropmark plot. |
|---|---|
| Unitary Authority | THURROCK, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
1983. Watching brief and archaeological excavation.
Cropmark and other features excavated before the A13 dualling, east of the Orsett 'Cock' enclosure. Excavated features included some cropmarks already recorded (see EHER 1856-1862). 'Two large oval pits contained Early Iron Age pottery, loom weight fragments and hearth debris'. Finds to go to Thurrock Museum. <1> - <4>
See EHER 1858 and EHER 5218 for aerial photograph references. See aerial photographs <5> and <6>.
See also <7>.
Site Assessment: Accession numbers if finds at Thurrock Museum?
Original HER entry merged with NRHE data transfer.
Finds
Sources
- <1> SEX836 Article in serial: Priddy, D.A. (ed.). 1984-5. Excavations in Essex, 1983-4. Essex Archaeology and History. 16. 122-139. Milton, B., p.135.
- <2> SEX6104 Artifact: Thurrock Museum ?. unknown. ARTEFACT Thurrock Museum?.
- <3> 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.
- <4> SEX18027 Article in serial: Milton, B.. 1987. Excavations at Barrington's Farm, Orsett Cock, Thurrock, Essex, 1983. Essex Archaeology and History. 18. 16-33. p.19.
- <5> SEX59089 Aerial Photograph: RCHME. 1976. TQ6580/31/414 SF955.
- <6> SEX59086 Aerial Photograph: CUCAP. unknown. TQ 68/3.
- <7> SEX60945 Desk-Based Assessment: Bennett, A.. 1988. The North Thames Gas Pipeline.
Related Events (1)
Other References
- Old SMR Number: TQ68-070
- Old SMR Number: TQ68-003
- NRHE identifier: 414107
- National Monuments Record: TQ 68 SE 20