Site Event/Activity record ECC4355 - Geophysical survey on land to the east of Nayland Road, Great Horkesley, 2019

Location

Location Land to the east of Nayland Road, Great Horkesley
Grid reference TL 9822 2929 (point)
Map sheet TL92NE
County ESSEX
Civil Parish GREAT HORKESLEY, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

Technique(s)

Organisation

Magnitude Surveys

Date

June 2019

Map

Description

Magnitude Surveys carried out a fluxgate magnetometer survey of a c.9.5ha. Area of land to the east of Nayland Road, Great Horkesley, in June 2019.<1> The geophysical data recorded natural variations, which correlated well with the superficial deposits of sand and gravel identified in the site; these produced a relatively noisy magnetic background. Anomalies caused by firing or burning activities were identified along the eastern boundary; these are of undetermined date. Debris anomalies have been recorded, possibly associated with landscaping activities occurring through the late 19th – early 20th centuries east of the Manorhouse Farm. Modern activity was limited to the field edges. The geophysical survey was followed by a trial-trenched evaluation undertaken by Oxford Archaeology East in 2019 (ECC4356).

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Geophysical Report: Armstrong, Kayt & Fortuny, Marta. 2019. Geophysical Survey Report of Land to the east of Nayland Road, Great Horkesley.

Related Monuments/Buildings (2)

  • Boxted Heath (Monument)
  • New Barn, Messing-cum-Inworth (Monument)

Record last edited

Mar 27 2020 1:53PM

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