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Land rear of Owls, Waltham Road, Boreham, Chelmsford, Essex. An Archaeological Evaluation |
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Archaeological Solutions Ltd unpublished report series
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Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
In June 2011, Archaeological Solutions Ltd (AS) conducted an archaeological evaluation at land rear of Owls, Waltham Road, Boreham, Chelmsford (NGR TL 7600 1083). The evaluation was conducted in support of a planning application for a residential care development of up to 184 care suites (Planning Application 11/00563/FUL). The site lies adjacent to a watercourse which would have been a preferred location in prehistoric times for settlement activity and river valleys were also utilised for ritual monuments and activity. The B1137 to the south of the site follows the course of a Roman Road (EHER 6059) and a Roman Villa site is located at Great Holts Farm 1.2 km to the north (EHER 14127). The site formed part of the lands of the medieval manor of Porters (EHER 6126). Cropmarks have been identified on the site (EHER 8956). The tithe map records that the site was originally two fields with the northern one named Hoppit, and there has been extensive quarrying north of the site. The latter was used as a rifle range in the early 20th century. Two trenches were excavated in an 'L' shaped configuration positioned over the four linear cropmarks. A prehistoric pit (?early Iron Age) and an undated ditch were recorded, neither corresponded with the cropmark plot. The cropmarks orientated NE/SW may relate to the rifle range recorded on the 3rd edition ordnance survey map. It is possible that some of the remaining cropmarks were caused by naturally-occurring geological features, or variations in the natural drift geology. |
Author: |
Timothy Schofield
Pete Thompson
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Publisher: |
Archaeological Solutions Ltd
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Other Person/Org: |
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Essex County Council Historic Environment Records (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2011
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Locations: |
Site: |
Waltham Road |
Parish: |
BOREHAM |
District: |
Chelmsford |
County: |
Essex |
Country: |
England |
Location - Auto Detected: |
Great Holts Farm |
Grid Reference: 576000, 210830 (Easting, Northing)
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Subjects / Periods: |
UNCERTAIN
(Historic England Periods)
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NONE
(Find)
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IRON AGE
(Historic England Periods)
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PIT
(Monument Type England)
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20TH CENTURY
(Historic England Periods)
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Rifle Range
(Monus)
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ROMAN
(Historic England Periods)
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Prehistoric Pit Early Iron Age (Auto Detected Temporal) |
MEDIEVAL
(Historic England Periods)
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PREHISTORIC
(Historic England Periods)
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Early 20th Century (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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TRIAL TRENCH
(Event)
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Identifiers: |
OASIS Id: |
archaeol7-109756 |
OBIB: |
AS Report No. 3834 |
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Note: |
A4 Ringbound Document
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Created Date: |
28 Nov 2016 |