Site Event/Activity record ECC4022 - Archaeological Watching Brief on the Stanway to Layer Anglian Water pipeline, 2007-8
Location
| Location | Stanway (TL 9570 2230) to Layer-de-la-Haye (TL 9650 2010) |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | Centred TL 9627 2172 (1188m by 3419m) |
| Map sheet | TL92SE |
| Civil Parish | BIRCH, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
| Civil Parish | LAYER-DE-LA-HAYE, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
| Civil Parish | STANWAY, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
Technique(s)
Organisation
NPS Archaeology
Date
August 2007 to January 2008
Description
An archaeological watching brief was undertaken by NAU (NPS) Archaeology between August 2007 and January 2008 along a new Anglian Water pipeline, during topsoil stripping for the easement, 4km long between Stanway and Layer-de-la-Haye. The watching brief defined nine pits (3, 7, 9, 11, 13, 18, 21, 25 and 29), scattered along the pipeline easement, one post medieval ditch (16) and one undated ditch (34) along the length of the easement. In general, the pits were circular (13 and 29 were oval) and c.0.8m in diameter and all were shallow (less than 0.25m deep), and three (21, 25 and 29) contained charcoal rich fills. One (7) was cut by a second smaller pit (9), which contained a single sherd of Late Iron Age pottery and a small quantity of cremated bone.<1>
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SCC73133 Watching Brief Report: Crawley, Peter and Stocks, Helen. 2008. An Archaeological Watching Brief on the Stanway to Layer Anglian Water pipeline, Colchester, Essex. NAU Archaeology Report 1639.
Related Monuments/Buildings (5)
- MCC10127 Pit [11], north of Birch Wood, Birch (Element)
- MCC10128 Pit [18], southeast of Woodhouse Farm, Layer-de-la-Haye (Element)
- MCC10124 Pit [3], south of Maldon Road, Stanway (Element)
- MCC10126 Pits [29], [25] and [21], south of Butcher's Wood, Stanway (Element Group)
- MCC10125 Pits [7], [9] and [11], southwest of Butcher's Wood, Stanway (Element Group)
Record last edited
Jul 4 2017 1:38PM