Archaeological evaluation on land east of 78 Harwich Road, Little Oakley, Essex, CO12 5JA: October 2017

CAT Report 1178: summary

by Dr Elliott Hicks (with contributions from Stephen Benfield, Lisa Gray MSc MA ACIfA Archaeobotanist)

Summary

An archaeological evaluation (consisting of four trial-trenches) was carried out on land east of 78 Harwich Road, Little Oakley, Essex in advance of the construction of up to three new dwellings. The evaluation revealed a Bronze Age pit and produced prehistoric, Roman and medieval pottery, indicating multi-period activity or occupation on this site which corresponds with the findings of archaeological investigations previously conducted in the area.

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Location

land east of 78 Harwich Road, Little Oakley, Essex, CO12 5JA

Map Reference

TM 22206 29369 (c)

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