Colchester Archaeological Trust

CAT Report 1320: summary

Archaeological evaluation and excavation on land adjacent to Market Field School, School Road, Elmstead Market, Essex, CO7 7ET: August 2018
by Dr Elliott Hicks (with contributions from Howard Brooks, Lisa Gray )

Date report completed: September 2018
Location: Land adjacent to Market Field School, School Road, Elmstead Market, Essex, CO7 7ET
Map reference(s): TM 06357 24227
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Project type: Evaluation and excavation
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Summary. An archaeological evaluation of thirty-three trial-trenches was carried out on land adjacent to Market Field School, School Road, Elmstead Market, Essex in advance of the construction of a new housing development. Although the intention of the evaluation was to investigate a number of cropmarks located in the north and east of the site, no corresponding features were uncovered. Rather, excavations found a possible Roman quarry pit, a post-medieval pit, two post-medieval ditches, one of which represents the remains of a field boundary shown on 19th-century OS mapping, an undated pit and four undated ditches.