Cropmarks of post-medieval field boundaries, east of Silver End (EHER 14098)

Cropmarks of a single linear feature thought to be a field boundary are visible on aerial photographs. This field boundary is also marked on the Rivenhall tithe map (1839), suggesting a post-medieval date. A geophysical survey also highlighted this feature, and one other similar linear feature located a short distance to the north but not marked on the tithe map.

Cropmark of linear feature - field boundary. <1> <2> May 2018. Geophysical survey. The survey at Silver End has not revealed any anomalies of definite archaeological origin. Two post-medieval linear field boundaries are visible on historical mapping. The boundary in Area 2 was visible on the 1839 Rivenhall Tithe Map <3> and the other in Area 1 was visible from 1839-1971. This suggests that the site has a largely agricultural past. <4> See also EHER 80812 for further post-medieval boundary ditches recorded during evaluation trenching in 2019 and excavation in 2021.