Colchester Archaeological Trust

CAT Report 839: summary

Archaeological building recording and trial-trenching at the rear of the former Sugar Loaves pub., 175 Swan Street, Sible Hedingham, Essex: May 2015
by Mark Baister (with contributions from Stephen Benfield, Adam Wightman)

Date report completed: May 2015
Location: the rear of the former Sugar Loaves pub., 175 Swan Street, Sible Hedingham, Essex
Map reference(s): TL 7796 3450
File size: 8,394 kb
Project type: Archaeological building recording and trial-trenching
Significance of the results: *
Keywords: animal burial

Summary. Two trenches were excavated within the footprint of proposed new buildings behind the former Sugar Loaves pub. in Sible Hedingham. Three pits and two ditches were uncovered, as well as the burial of a pig. Of interest was the discovery of a heavily truncated, inverted pot containing the bones of several species of animals, dating from the mid-15th to the mid-16th century. All other features were post-medieval.