Colchester Archaeological Trust

CAT Report 1357: summary

Archaeological monitoring at land adjacent to 6 Heath Cottages, Heath Road, Fordham Heath, Essex, CO3 9TN: December 2018
by Dr Elliott Hicks (with contributions from Chris Lister, Ben Holloway, Sarah Carter)

Date report completed: December 2018
Location: Land adjacent to 6 Heath Cottages, Heath Road, Fordham Heath, Essex, CO3 9TN
Map reference(s): TL 93884 26455
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Project type: Monitoring
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Summary. Observation of groundworks for the construction of three camping pods was carried out on land adjacent to 6 Heath Cottages, Heath Road, Fordham Heath, Essex. The site lies to the east of the historic Fordham Heath, cropmarks are located to the north and south, and a Neolithic polished axe was found some 600m to the southeast. Despite being locate in an archaeologically-sensitive area, no significant archaeological remains were encountered.