Find Spot record MCC8650 - Fen Farm, East Mersea

Summary

Fieldwalking carried out while planting up a new wood under the Woodland Grant Scheme.

Location

Grid reference TM 057 144 (point)
Map sheet TM01SE
Civil Parish EAST MERSEA, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Fieldwalking carried out while planting up a new wood under the Woodland Grant Scheme. An area to the south of the new wood contained 1 sherd of prehistoric pottery, a thumbnail scraper typical of the late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age, a waste flake and some burnt flint. <1> <2>

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> EXCAV REPORT: Reidy, K. 1993. Fen Farm, East Mersea: Archaeological Evaluation. Fieldwalking survey.
  • <2> DESC TEXT: Reidy, K in Gilman, P. 1994. Archaeology in Essex 1993. Vol 25 p242.

Finds (1)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Nov 3 2015 11:41AM

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