Colchester Archaeological Trust

CAT Report 927: summary

Archaeological excavation at the former Martello Caravan Park, Kirby Road, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, CO14 8QP: March 2016
by Laura Pooley (with contributions from Ben Holloway, Stephen Benfield, Adam Wightman, Val Fryer)

Date report completed: September 2016
Location: the former Martello Caravan Park, Kirby Road, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, CO14 8QP
Map reference(s): TM 25080 22010
File size: 1,590 kb
Project type: Archaeological excavation
Significance of the results: *
Keywords: Late Bronze Age

Summary. Archaeological excavation took place at the former Martello Caravan Park, Walton-on-the-Naze in advance of the construction of a medical centre and pharmacy. The majority of the features dated to the Late Bronze Age (c 1,000-700 BC). Thirty pits/irregular features were probably associated with agricultural land-clearance, and four ditches (three L-shaped ditches) and six post-holes with stock management. Two Roman pits and five medieval pits indicate a further two phases, both probably related to agricultural activity on the periphery of a settlement.