5. THE MIDLANDS

Subject to ongoing pottery analysis, all of the features associated with the enclosures appear to date to the later Iron Age and Roman periods. Finds recovered from the site suggest activity in the area from the Romano-British period through to the early medieval period.70 (3) Keysoe, Land at X-Coun...

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Published in:Britannia (Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies) 2023-11, Vol.54, p.361-372
Main Author: Wilson, Pete
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
3rd century
Ceramics
Construction
Historic artifacts
Iron Age
Medieval period
Valleys
Water mains
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Summary:Subject to ongoing pottery analysis, all of the features associated with the enclosures appear to date to the later Iron Age and Roman periods. Finds recovered from the site suggest activity in the area from the Romano-British period through to the early medieval period.70 (3) Keysoe, Land at X-Country Arena (TL 0729 6140): investigations revealed a series of boundary ditches and rectangular enclosures dating to the late Iron Age and Roman periods. The settlement continued without hiatus from the late Iron Age, with Roman activity peaking in the first and second centuries a.d. but continuing to a lesser degree until the fourth century a.d., when the site fell from use. Inset Location Plan – base mapping Ordnance Survey Opendata) Starting at the Harlow end, the road would have had to cross the River Stort, no doubt sharing a common bridge with that to Bishop's Stortford. Because of modern disturbance, primarily the construction of the River Stort Navigation and its associated locks, there are no obvious signs of the crossing having survived.
ISSN:0068-113X
1753-5352
DOI:10.1017/S0068113X23000302