Colchester Archaeological Trust

CAT Report 1217: summary

An archaeological (trial-trenching) and geoarchaeological (test-pitting) evaluation at Lotus Way and Tamarisk Way, Jaywick, Essex, CO15 2HZ: November 2017
by Dr Elliott Hicks (with contributions from Peter Allen, David Bridgland, Andrew Haggart of GeoArcheol)

Date report completed: January 2018
Location: Lotus Way and Tamarisk Way, Jaywick, Essex, CO15 2HZ
Map reference(s): TM 14718 12918 (c)
File size: 13,434 kb
Project type: Archaeological evaluation by trial-trenching and geoarchaeological evaluation by test-pitting
Significance of the results: *
Keywords: infilled drainage ditch, sea wall

Summary. An archaeological (trial-trenching) and geoarchaeological (test-pitting) evaluation was carried out on a plot of land on the corner of Lotus Way and Tamarisk Way, Jaywick, Essex in advance of the construction of 10 two-bedroom starter homes. The archaeological evaluation uncovered an infilled drainage ditch associated with a historic sea wall formerly located on the site. The geoarchaeological investigation revealed that the site does not lie within the mapped footprint of the Clacton Channel interglacial deposits, as had previously been believed.