Monument record MCC7429 - Abbot's Hall Saltings (Blackwater Site 14), Salcott Channel, Little Wigborough (foreshore of)
Summary
Red hill; area of briquetage 10-15m in diameter (Blackwater Site 14).
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 9777 1408 (94m by 94m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL91SE |
| Civil Parish | GREAT AND LITTLE WIGBOROUGH, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Red hill; area of briquetage 10-15m in diameter (site 14). Roman pottery was recovered.<1><2>
Red hill consisting of area of briquetage and red earth 10-15m in diameter. Main briquetage layer 40cm deep consists of structureless dull red layer of silty clay with occasional bright red flecks of fired clay; few larger briquetage fragments. Unlike most red hill sites noted during the survey which were on head, this red hill was located upon grey, probably estuarine clay. Two bags of Roman pottery were collected.<3><4>
The site has also been recorded by the Geological survey.<5>
Red hill showing as a soilmark on aerial photographs in 1996.<6>
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SEX33046 DESC TEXT: Priddy, DA. 1986. SMR.
- <2> SEX33638 DESC TEXT: Wilkinson, TJ and Murphy, Peter. 1986. The Hullbridge Basin Survey - Interim Report No 7. Interim Report no. 7.
- <3> SEX7589 EXCAV REPORT: Wilkinson, TJ and Murphy, Peter. 1985. The Hullbridge Basin Survey - Interim Report. Interim Report number 6 p9-10.
- <4> SEX7590 Monograph: Wilkinson, T.J. and Murphy, P.L.. 1995. The archaeology of the Essex Coast, Volume 1 : The Hullbridge Survey project. EAA 71. EAA 71, Table 53 & Fig. 105.
- <5> SEX33639 DESC TEXT: unknown. unknown. Geological Survey.
- <6> SEX58908 AP: Strachan, David. 1996. CP/96-72-11.
Finds (2)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jan 4 2017 4:00PM