Colchester Archaeological Trust

CAT Report 1101: summary

Archaeological evaluation on land off Greenhills, Ashen Road, Ashen, Essex, CO10 8LG: May 2017
by Dr Elliott Hicks (with contributions from Stephen Benfield, Lisa Gray, Ben Holloway, Sarah Carter)

Date report completed: May 2017, revised August 2017
Location: Land off Greenhills, Ashen Road, Ashen, Essex, CO10 8LG
Map reference(s): TL 76400 44268
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Project type: Evaluation
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Summary. An archaeological evaluation (four trial-trenches) was carried out at land off Greenhills, Ashen Road, Ashen in advance of the construction of two replacement dwellings. A single medieval ditch and residual pottery indicates activity in the area in the late 11th12th century. This may have been associated with the medieval watermill, Benedictine monastery at Clare or the medieval moated site at Claret Hall. Two flints of a Late Neolithic-Bronze Age date also suggest activity in the area in the prehistoric period.