Colchester Archaeological Trust

CAT Report 1641: summary

Archaeological evaluation by trial-trenching on land adjacent to White Ash House, Braintree Road, Gosfield, Braintree, CM7 5PA: February 2021
by Mark Baister (with contributions from Emma Holloway)

Date report completed: March 2021
Location: Land adjacent to White Ash Farm, Gosfield
Map reference(s): TL 77942 87731
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Project type: Evaluation
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Summary. An archaeological evaluation (three trenches) was carried out by Colchester Archaeological Trust on land adjacent to White Ash House, Gosfield, in advance of the construction of two new dwellings with associated driveways and garages. The site was located along the Chelmsford-Braintree-Long Melford Roman road, to the south of the historic settlement of Gosfield. Despite this, no features or finds of a Roman date were encountered. Three features were identified during the evaluation, but they were all post-medieval/modern in origin.