Possible medieval ditch and pottery sherds at Pottery Lane (EHER 16069)

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Summary

A small site was investigated in 1986 for Essex County Council prior to development. The only archaeological remains recorded were a possible boundary ditch, containing two sherds of medieval pottery and two post-medieval features.

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Grid reference Centred TL 7859 3548 (68m by 23m)
Civil Parish CASTLE HEDINGHAM, BRAINTREE, ESSEX

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1985. Trest pitting. Trench 1: 1m square, topsoil 0-30cm, post medieval build-up 30-100cm, natural >100cm yellow silty clay. Trench 2: 1m square and 1.4m deep - topsoil above post-medieval build-up, sealing a number of cut features, (ditch, slot and pit) - all probably post-medieval. Ditch maybe remnants of the garden boundary. <1> <2>

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  • <1> Excavation Report: Andrews, D. and Brown, N.. 1985. Castle Hedingham, Pottery Lane: Trial excavation.
  • <2> Serial: Transactions of the Essex Archaeological Society. 1986. Essex Archaeology and History, Series 3, Volume 17. 3(17). p 151.

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  • Old SMR Number: TL73-001
  • NRHE identifier: 880846
  • National Monuments Record: TL 73 NE 56

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