Colchester Archaeological Trust

CAT Report 1015: summary

Archaeological evaluation on land at the former Martello Caravan Park, Kirby Road, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, CO14 8QP: August-September 2016
by Laura Pooley (with contributions from Stephen Benfield, Ben Holloway, Emma Holloway, Chris Lister)

Date report completed: October 2016
Location: The former Martello Caravan Park, Kirby Road, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, CO14 8QP
Map reference(s): TM 24940 22155
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Project type: Evaluation
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Summary. Archaeological evaluation took place on land at the former Martello Caravan Park, Walton-on-the-Naze in advance of the construction of a new housing estate. Recent archaeological investigations to the west of the Martello Tower revealed multi-period agricultural activity from the prehistoric (early-mid Neolithic to the Late Bronze Age), Roman and medieval periods. Archaeological features and finds on the development site were scarce, but revealed a continuation of this agricultural activity to the north/northwest. Features included four field boundary ditches dated to the Late Bronze Age, Late Iron Age/early Roman and post-medieval periods. Associated with these were Bronze Age (2), medieval (3) and medieval/post-medieval (1) pits. None of the finds appeared to have been deliberately deposited but were probably incidental inclusions from nearby settlements.