Late Roman gravel pit, 11 Dickeymoors (EHER 1114)

Limited excavation of possible gravel pit of late Roman date.

Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import. Limited excavation of possible gravel pit of late Roman date. Pottery from 5th century onwards. <1> <2> P J Drury for the Chelmsford Excavation Committee excavated at 11, Dickey Moor to record and obtain a controlled sample from a large feature located in extending the house. Excavation revealed a small part of the filling of a large late Roman feature, probably a gravel pit, consisting of a sequence of soils and deliberate fillings. The lowest level produced only late Roman pottery but the middle levels yielded Saxon pottery (detailed in EHER 1115) ranging from a 5th century carinated vessel to a bar-lip pot perhaps of the 9th or 10th century, and medieval wares in the upper layers (detailed in EHER 1116). <2> Corner fragment of a Roman combed box flue tile found during gardening in 1986. Charcoal, rotted animal bone and fragment of coarse ware pottery also identified. <3><4><5> Site Assessment = Housing-threats from extensions. Also partly in a field. <1> Additional references <6> <7>