Roman ditches and coins at Henham Reservoir (EHER 9960)

A rescue excavation was undertaken on a holding pond for fish near to Henham Hall in 1989. Roman features, pottery, and coins were discovered and may indicate the site is part of a large Roman estate.

1989. Excavation. A rescue excavation was undertaken on a holding pond for fish near to Henham Hall. A depth of about 0.3m of sub soil had also been removed consequently with the loss of shallow features. A sequence of pits, ditches, post holes and gullies were identified. Metal detecting found coins with a date range from 260 - 340 AD, whilst the stratified pottery dated to the fourth century AD. There was a quantity of second century pottery although this was mainly unstratified. It is possible this site is part of a large Roman estate. <1> <2> Area = .06