Site Event/Activity record ECC4131 - Trial trenched evaluation at Former Heath School, Stanway, 2018
Location
Location | Former Heath School (Lexden Springs SEND School), Winstree Road, Stanway |
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Grid reference | Centred TL 9571 2440 (160m by 194m) |
Map sheet | TL92SE |
County | ESSEX |
Civil Parish | STANWAY, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Britannia Archaeology
Date
January 2018
Description
A trial trenched evaluation, comprising 12 30m long x 1.80m wide trenches, was undertaken by Britannia Archaeology in 2018. No features were present within the trenches. However, three joining sherds (29g) of Early Iron Age pottery were recovered from the interface between topsoil 1000 and natural geology in Trench 8. A fragment of agricultural subsoil 1002 survived only in Trench 9 at the north area of the site suggesting it (and possibly any archaeological features) had been removed from the rest of the site during landscaping works in the 1990s. Elsewhere, topsoil overlay the natural, which was encountered c.0.25-0.40m in depth below current ground level.<1>
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SCC73320 Evaluation Report: Cunningham, Louisa and Brook, Martin. 2018. Lexden Springs SEND School, Winstree Road, Colchester. Archaeological Evaluation.
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
- MCC10243 Find spot of Early Iron Age Pottery, Winstree Road, Stanway (Find Spot)
Record last edited
Nov 12 2018 7:47AM