In June 2006, Archaeological Solutions carried out a programme of archaeological monitoring and recording on land to the rear of 16 Coast Road, West Mersea, in advance of the erection of a new dwelling (CBC planning application no. F/COL/05/0991). No archaeological finds or features were present at the site other than a single modern posthole (F1003) containing porcelain. The stratigraphy comprised topsoil, overlying subsoil, overlying the natural with no occupational layers or anthropogenic deposits. No residual finds of pre-modern date were identified within any of the layers encountered on the site.<1>