Site Event/Activity record ECC3906 - Fieldwalking survey of land at Highfields Farm, Kelveden, 2013
Location
Location | Land at Highfields Farm, Kelveden |
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Grid reference | Centred TL 8749 1758 (837m by 759m) |
Map sheet | TL81NE |
County | ESSEX |
Civil Parish | MESSING-CUM-INWORTH, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Cotswold Archaeological Trust Ltd
Date
May 2013
Description
A fieldwalking survey was carried out by Cotswold Archaeology of land (36.5ha. of agriculatual land divided across five fields) at Highfields Farm, Kelveden, in order to inform a planning application for a solar farm.<1>
The survey recovered a small quantity of worked flint and no prehistoric pottery, suggesting that the site was not a focus of prehistoric activity.
A small quantity of Roman artefacts was recovered. A distinct cluster of Roman ceramic building material, the report suggested, may represent activity associated with a Roman tile kiln identified previously to the north of the site.
A single sherd of medieval pottery was recovered.
High quantities of post-medieval artefacts (pottery and ceramic building material) were recovered; this material was probably deposited during field manuring, or through the dumping of material to improve drainage or traction.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SCC73025 Evaluation Report: Evans, Derek. 2013. Highfields Farm, Kelveden, Essex: Archaeological Fieldwalking Survey.
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Record last edited
Nov 29 2016 3:36PM