Iron Age/Romano-British red hill, south of South House Farm (EHER 7983)
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Summary
A red hill; an Iron Age and Romano-British salt working site with finds of briquetage, Roman tile, brick and pottery.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 8665 0515 (124m by 109m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | MALDON, MALDON, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
A red hill and probable site of a Roman building. <1>
Site located on map in the EHER. <2>
October 1976. Field visit.
An Iron Age/Romano-British salt-working site, was discovered during field investigation. Visible on OS air photographs. The site lies on arable land at the edge of the former saltings and is marked by a slight amorphous rise of burnt red clay with a heavy scatter of briquetage, Roman tile, brick and pottery. The sherds occur at about eight per
square metre over a burnt area of 110.0m. by 40.0m. Site surveyed at 1:2500. <3> <4>
Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import.
Finds
Sources
Other References
- Old SMR Number: TL80-098
- NRHE identifier: 380767
- National Monuments Record: TL 80 NE 48