Timber sluice associated with an oyster pit

Layer-de-la-Haye Treatment Works, Colchester, Essex

During the excavation of a new lake in 2001, two E to W aligned rows of posts (F1 and F2) were defined, c.3m apart, stretching across part of a former tidal creek. Radiocarbon dating of a wood sample provided a date of AD 920 ± 50 years at one sigma level of confidence. Possible functions include a fish trap or jetty, but observation was too fragmentary to permit a satisfactory interpretation of the structure.

Repairs done to eastern town walls

Field boundaries

Test Pit 5, one of ten test pits excavated by Access Cambridge Archaeology in West Mersea in 2009, produced a single small sherd (1g) of Roman pottery and eight sherds of post medieval pottery.

Medieval (wall?) foundations on north side of High Street, recorded in 1927.

Medieval (wall?) foundations on north side of High Street, recorded in 1927.

Medieval wall foundations on north side of High Street, recorded in 1927.

A sequence of archaeological remains relating to a single property fronting St Botolphs Street was defined during excavations in 1988-89, dating from the 14th century to the mid 19th century (CAT Building 179).