Colchester Archaeological Trust

CAT Report 894: summary

Elm Park, Station Road, Ardleigh, Essex, CO7 7RT: archaeological watching brief on the installation of a new water-pipe - November 2015
by Howard Brooks BA FSA MCIfA (with contributions from -)

Date report completed: December 2015
Location: Elm Park, Station Road, Ardleigh, Essex, CO7 7RT
Map reference(s): TM 0550 2880 (c)
File size: 3,753 kb
Project type: Archaeological watching brief
Significance of the results: negative
Keywords: -

Summary. Ardleigh is rich in archaeological cropmarks representing prehistoric and Romano-British burials, boundaries and settlement. A watching brief on the laying of a new water-pipe from Station Road to Elm Park Brain Injury Services revealed no archaeological features or finds. The pipe-trench was very narrow (20 cm wide), making observation difficult. Nevertheless, the pipeline did not intercept any known cropmarks, nor were any previously-unknown features seen.