Bronze Age occupation, Gun Hill, West Tilbury (EHER 1789)
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Summary
Excavations of cropmark complex 1969-1970 uncovered a multiperiod settlement with Bronze Age to Roman (EHER 1791) occupation including Pottery Kilns. The main occupation was Iron Age (detailed in EHER 1970).
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TQ 655 779 (334m by 448m) |
|---|---|
| Unitary Authority | THURROCK, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import.
Excavations of cropmark complex 1969-1970
(see 1790 for Iron Age context and EHER 1791 for Roman). The earliest excavated feature was a late bronze age (probably) field boundary ditch.
A scatter of pottery was found at one point. Several post hole structures must be of this period. Some post holes were cut by early- middle iron age ditches. Isolated post holes contained late bronze age pottery. Other bronze age features would have been removed by later ploughing if they were shallow. A field system may have been created by the late bronze age or the early iron age. Finds in Thurrock Museum. <1> <2>
AP refs: <3>-<7>
Maps of cropmarks in record, on OS plan card. <8> <9> <10>
Other refs: <11> <12> in <11> <13>
Two sketch plans of area and adjacent features in the record. <14>
Finds
Sources
- --- SEX6268 Article in serial: Babbidge, A.. 1972-73. Sub-Rectangular Enclosures in Thurrock. Panorama. 16. 29-31. No. 16, pp.29-31.
- <1> SEX6402 Article in serial: Drury, P.J. and Rodwell, W.J.. 1973. Excavations at Gun Hill, West Tilbury. Transactions of the Essex Archaeological Society. 5. 48-112. p51, 71, 95.
- <2> SEX5914 Artifact: Thurrock Museum. unknown. ARTEFACT Thurrock Museum. Acc No 1229.
- <3> SEX6491 Aerial Photograph: Unknown. 1962. AFK21, 22.
- <4> SEX6492 Aerial Photograph: Unknown. 1976. BXK 25.
- <5> SEX6493 Aerial Photograph: Unknown. 1972. TQ6578-4-152, 154. Date 1972:7.
- <6> SEX6494 Aerial Photograph: Unknown. 1966. AOI64, 65, 66, 69.
- <7> SEX6495 Aerial Photograph: CUCAP. unknown. YG68, 69, 70.
- <8> SEX6496 Map: Unknown. unknown. Gun Hill, West Tilbury, Essex.
- <9> SEX2103 Map: Unknown. unknown. SMR.
- <10> SEX52658 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1990. OS cards. TQ67NE04.
- <11> SEX4 DESC TEXT: Unknown. 1960 onwards. SMR form unknown.
- <12> SEX6057 LIST: Thurrock Museum. unknown. Thurrock Museum Register.
- <13> SEX6498 Excavation Report: Rodwell, W.J.. 1971. Gun Hill, West Tilbury. Vol 14, pp54-56.
- <14> SEX6499 Map: Barford, P.. 1980. Gun Hill. 2 plans.
Related Monuments/Buildings (3)
Related Events (1)
Other References
- Old SMR Number: TQ67-072
- NRHE identifier: 413464
- National Monuments Record: TQ 67 NE 4