Iron Age red hill, 'Crouch Site 60', North Fambridge Marsh (EHER 13346)
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Summary
Briquetage was noted at this location and interpreted as evidence for an Iron Age red hill.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TQ 8692 9735 (108m by 119m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | LATCHINGDON, MALDON, ESSEX |
| Civil Parish | PURLEIGH, MALDON, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Red hill. Three patches of briquetage were observed along a north-south drainage ditch. One sherd of flint gritted pottery found. <1> <2>
The ditch cuts through an embayment of estuarine flood plain situated between two low spurs of London Clay. Two areas of briquetage formed low mounds on the buried land surface; both buried beneath 120-130cm of estuarine clay. A single sherd of flint-gritted pottery was found in situ where the buried soil was exposed in a bank, located some 40m north of the briquetage mounds. <3> <4> <5>
NRHE data transfer: no new information.
Finds
Sources
- <1> SEX9511 DESC TEXT: Priddy, D.A.. unknown. SMR.
- <2> SEX24598 Interim Report: Wilkinson, T.J. and Murphy, P.. 1983. The Hullbridge Basin Survey - Interim report No 4. pp.25-26.
- <3> SEX7589 Interim Report: Wilkinson, T.J. and Murphy, P.. 1985. The Hullbridge Basin Survey - Interim Report No 6. p.77.
- <4> SEX7590 Monograph: Wilkinson, T.J. and Murphy, P.. 1995. The Archaeology of the Essex Coast, Volume 1: The Hullbridge Survey project.
- <5> SEX54187 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Gould, S. and Wood, M.. 1995. Essex Coast ESA: ECH2 Historical Monitoring 1995.
Other References
- Old SMR Number: TQ89-109
- NRHE identifier: 925369
- National Monuments Record: TQ 89 NE 20