COLEMAN'S WOOD, LITTLE MISSENDEN
Location/Address
None recorded
Type
Other site, structure or landscape
Assets that cannot fit any of the other categories. This category includes sites of archaeological interest, where the original form and function may not be apparent without the use of archaeological techniques and interpretation.Description
Possible medieval enclosure earthworks found in field survey in Coleman's Wood
Plan Form - SQUARE
NEARLY SQUARE ENCLOSURE. EACH SIDE C.25M LONG WITH EXTERNAL DITCH C.5M WIDE. SLIGHT OPPOSING BANK ON N, E, S SIDES. ENCLOSURE BANKS C.2M HIGH FROM DITCH BASE TO BANK TOP. POSSIBLE ENTRANCE BY NW ANGLE. A STRAIGHT BANK CONTINUES S. FROM W SIDE FOR C.15M. FOUND BY P. RICHES AND R. SMITH, HOLMER GREEN, 1982 (B1).
A test pit dug in the enclosure ditch recorded a single fill about 1m deep, with a few sherds of abraded possibly Medieval pottery (B3).
Statement of Significance
Asset type
Possible medieval enclosure earthworks found in field survey in Coleman's Wood
Date Listed
n/a