Medieval pottery, 11 Dickeymoors (EHER 1116)

Limited excavation of a possible gravel pit of late Roman date produced Saxon pottery from the middle fills (see EHER 1115) and medieval pottery from the upper fills.

Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import. Limited excavation of a possible gravel pit of late Roman date produced Saxon pottery from the middle fills (see EHER 1115) and Medieval pottery from the upper fills. <1> 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 (see EHER 1114) , 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 (see 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. <1> Site Assessment = Housing-threats from extensions. Also partly in a field. <2> Additional references <3> <4> <5>