Colchester Archaeological Trust

CAT Report 1104: summary

Archaeological evaluation on land to the rear of 60 Maldon Road, Goldhanger, Essex, CM9 8BG: May 2017
by Dr Elliott Hicks (with contributions from Stephen Benfield, Lisa Gray, Ben Holloway, Sarah Carter)

Date report completed: June 2017, revised August 2017
Location: Land to the rear of 60 Maldon Road, Goldhanger, Essex, CM9 8BG
Map reference(s): TL 90365 09254
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Project type: Evaluation
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Summary. An archaeological evaluation (five trial-trenches) was carried out at land to the rear of 60 Maldon Road, Goldhanger, Essex in advance of the change of use of land and proposed development of four 5-bedroom detached dwellings, with detached/attached garages, together with access drive from adjoining development. A number of Bronze Age and Early Iron Age archaeological features were found in the north east of the site. This echoed findings of prehistoric activity at this part of the site by a previous archaeological excavation by Archaeology South-East. By contrast, there was no confirmation of speculation that medieval land enclosures extended into this site.