Probable Roman salt mound at Lee Wick Farm (EHER 7395)
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Summary
A Red hill was trenched in 1903 by William Cole who uncovered a probable Roman salt mound with finds of briquetage and pottery.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 106 141 (347m by 314m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | ST OSYTH, TENDRING, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Information from NRHE data import combined with original HER entry.
A red hill was trenched by William Cole in 1903 under an orchard at Lee Wick Farm. The orchard covers part of the red hill which runs N to S for a long way into the fields. <4>
Cole trenched the site and found "a section of red earth with the familiar kinds of rough pottery, T-pieces and wedges. Only two or three pieces of Romano- British pottery were found". <1> <2> <3>
Finds
Sources
- <1> SEX10280 Article in monograph: Barford, P.. 1976 ?. Unrecorded Discoveries in North-East Essex 1955-1976. East Anglian Archaeology. Forthcoming.
- <2> SEX24042 Serial: Essex Field Club. 1905. Essex Naturalist, Volume 14. 14. p 17.
- <3> SEX2522 Serial: Essex Naturalist. 1887. Essex Naturalist, Volume 1.
- <4> SEX6 Monograph: Powell, W.R.. 1963. Victoria County History, Essex, Vol III: Roman Essex (VCH). Victoria County History. pp 176.
Other References
- Old SMR Number: TM11-148
- NRHE identifier: 387822
- National Monuments Record: TM 11 SW 7