Middle or Late Iron Age red hill, Hullbridge Blackwater Site 6, Beacon Hill Farm (EHER 12132)

A red hill, found in 1965, probably during construction of the sea defences. When visited in 1984, reddened material was observed and pottery and briquetage were collected. The dating is tentative.

Red hill, found in 1965, probably during construction of the sea defences. Partially destroyed by a pool connected with the sea defences which is now used as a small boating lake on the edge of a holiday caravan estate. <1> - <4> 1984. Hullbridge Basin survey: Blackwater Site 23. Visited in 1984 by T.J. Wilkinson and P. Murphy as part of Hullbridge Basin Survey. A briquetage scatter within estuarine clays, situated at East end of the boating lake, along the sea wall by Beacon Hill Farm Leisure Park. Reddened material was observed in a hollow in the upper surface of the head. Pottery and briquetage were collected: all sherds were small and included both sand and vegetable-tempered body sherds, possibly of the middle or late Iron Age. More pottery must be collected before a date for this red hill can be suggested.<5> <6> Site Assessment = Partially destroyed by pool connected with sea defences. Found 1965 probably during construction of defences. Now on the edge of holiday caravan estate, pool used as small boating lake. <1> See also <7>. Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import.