Possible Late Iron Age or Roman well, 33 Beeleigh Road (EHER 16861)
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Summary
An excavation in 1980 recorded a small Romano-British pit or well and a large quantity of Roman pottery sherds.
Summary from record 7748:
Residual Iron Age pottery was found in excavation prior to development.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 8472 0719 (46m by 52m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | MALDON, MALDON, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
1980. Archaeological excavation.
A trench at right-angles to, and south of, Beeleigh Road recorded a small Romano-British pit or well at the highest southern end of the site. A large proportion of the finds were Roman pottery sherds and residual Iron Age pottery was also found. <1> - <5>
Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import.
Finds
Sources
- <1> SEX39996 Report: Brown, P.N.. 1986. The Maldon Burh Jigsaw. p.8.
- <2> SEX4048 Article in serial: Eddy, M.R. (ed.). 1981. Excavations in Essex, 1980. Essex Archaeology and History. 13. 48-62. Brown, P.N. and Eddy, M.R., p.53.
- <3> SEX3853 Article in serial: Priddy, D. (ed.). 1982. Excavations in Essex, 1981. Essex Archaeology and History. 14. 133-145. p 140.
- <4> SEX76759 Serial: Society for Medieval Archaeology. 1981. Medieval Archaeology, Volume 25. 25. Youngs, S.M. and Clark. J., p.168.
- <5> SEX76760 Article in serial: Youngs, S.M., Clark, J.. 1982. Medieval Archaeology, Volume 26. Medieval Archaeology. 26. 140-182. pp 140-141.
Related Events (1)
Other References
- Old SMR Number: TL80-004
- Old SMR Number: TL80-004
- NRHE identifier: 880275
- National Monuments Record: TL 80 NW 53