Colchester Archaeological Trust

CAT Report 2139: summary

Archaeological test-pit evaluation in the south wing of Darcy House, St Osyth Priory, St Osyth, Essex, CO16 8GW: January 2025
by Dr Patrick Spencer (with contributions from Dr Matthew Loughton, Laura Pooley and Alec Wade)

Date report completed: March 2025
Location: Archaeological test-pit evaluation in the south wing of Darcy House, St Osyth Priory, St Osyth, Essex
Map reference(s): TM 12136 15722 (centre)
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Project type: Archaeological monitoring
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Summary. An archaeological test-pit evaluation was carried out in the south wing of Darcy House, St Osyth Priory, St Osyth, Essex, in advance of floor alterations in the house. St Osyth’s Priory is a Scheduled Ancient Monument (NHLE 1000237 and 1002193). The two test-pits (TPs) were located within a part of wing that was rebuilt in the mid-16th century and adjacent to the 13th-century vaulted rooms. Testpit