Colchester Archaeological Trust

CAT Report 43: summary

An archaeological evaluation at Old School Chase, St Osyth, Essex: August 1999
by Crossan, C (with contributions from Benfield, S)

Date report completed: 30/10/1999
Location: St Osyth, Essex
Map reference(s): TM12301551
File size: 2147 kb
Project type: Evaluation
Significance of the results: *
Keywords: Medieval floor, medieval pit, Roman pottery, Anglo-Saxon pottery, prehistoric ditch, medieval pottery

Summary. A field evaluation was carried out in advance of proposed housing on a 0.25ha-site adjacent to St Peter and St Paul's churchyard, St Osyth, Essex. Approximately 10% of the site was examined, revealing a late Bronze Age or early Iron Age ditch, traces of a medieval clay floor and medieval and later pits. Residual Roman and Saxon pottery were also recovered from the site.