Colchester Archaeological Trust

CAT Report 1214: summary

Archaeological evaluation on land to the west of Church Road, Elmstead Market, Essex, CO7 7AW: January 2018
by Dr Elliott Hicks & Laura Pooley (with contributions from Stephen Benfield, Adam Wightman, Lisa Gray MSc MA ACIfA Archaeobotanist)

Date report completed: February 2018
Location: land to the west of Church Road, Elmstead Market, Essex, CO7 7AW
Map reference(s): TM 06176 25053 (c)
File size: 2,177 kb
Project type: Archaeological evaluation
Significance of the results: *
Keywords: field-boundary, ditches, ditch/pit, tree-throw hole, animal burrows, natural features

Summary. An archaeological evaluation (consisting of 24 trial-trenches) was carried out on land to the west of Church Road, Elmstead Market, Essex in advance of the construction of a residential development. The evaluation revealed seven ditches, two of modern date including a field-boundary ditch visible on OS maps, a ditch of Roman or medieval date, and four undated ditches. Other features were an undated ditch/pit, a tree-throw hole, animal burrows and two natural features.