SEX73527 - North east of Hull Farm/ Slough Farm (Martells Quarry)

In 2017, AOC undertook an archaeological evaluation at Slough Farm, Martells Quarry, near Ardleigh, Essex; NGR: TM 04780 27780. Eighty-two trenches were excavated with 62 containing no archaeological features. Some of the features were lacking in dating evidence, and may be prehistoric, but without finds, conclusions are unproved. Of interest are two parts of a circular enclosure in the southwest of the field, interpreted as a ring ditch in Trench 30 and two possible enclosure ditches in Trench 38. Roman features were also present, being a 1st century ditch in Trench 16, and later period Roman ditches in Trench 73 and 79, Other features, where dated, proved to be modern.