Site Event/Activity record ECC3560 - Archaeological trial-trenched evaluation on land at Fiveways Fruit Farm, Dyer's Road, Stanway, 2008
Location
| Location | Fiveways Fruit Farm, Dyer's Road, Stanway, Colchester |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | Centred TL 9556 2314 (705m by 311m) |
| Map sheet | TL92SE |
| County | ESSEX |
| Civil Parish | STANWAY, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Colchester Archaeological Trust Ltd
Date
September - October 2008
Description
A trial-trenched evaluation (5% sample) was carried out by Colchester Archaeological Trust (commissioned on behalf of Tarmac Ltd by Andrew Josephs) in 2008 advance of a planning proposal for the expansion of Stanway Quarry across an area of 15ha. 99 trenches were excavated, totalling 2,960m in length. Two layers were removed by machine: a thick humic topsoil (L1) and a slightly silty clay layer (?cover loam L2). This revealed the natural glacial sands and gravels (L3) in which the archaeological features were visible. The majority of the excavated features were post-medieval and modern ditches, and natural features (e.g. tree throws). Periods of middle Iron Age and Roman activity were identified. There was evidence of a middle Iron Age settlement with quantities of pottery and loom-weight fragments. A number of Roman ditches may have defined a rectilinear enclosure.<1>
The trial-trenched evaluation followed a magnetometer survey undertaken by Northamptonshire Archaeology (ECC3559).<2> It was followed by excavations in 2015 by Colchester Archaeological Trust (ECC4330).<3>
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SEX68718 Evaluation Report: Holloway, Ben and Brooks, Howard. 2009. An archaeological evaluation at Fiveways Fruit Farm, Dyer's Road, Stanway, Colchester. CAT Report 493.
- <2> SCC72674 Geophysical Report: Fisher, I. and Walford, J.. 2008. Archaeological Geophysical Survey on Land at Stanway, Colchester, Essex. Northamptonshire Archaeology Report 08/183.
- <3> SCC74184 EXCAV REPORT: Parmenter, Pip and Wightman, Adam with Pooley, Laura. 2019. Middle Iron Age farmsteads: Archaeological excavation on land at Fiveways Fruit Farm, Dyers Road, Stanway, Essex, CO3 0QR. CAT Report 1070.
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
- MCC5590 Iron Age and Roman features defined by excavation and evaluation at Fiveways Fruit Farm, Dyer's Road, Stanway (Element Group)
Record last edited
May 20 2022 11:10AM