What question did this study set out to answer?

To assess ground stratigraphy and identify any archaeological features in the area east of Parsonage Road.

May 3, 2026Open Access

Archaeological Watching Brief: Stansted Solar Farm, Ground Investigation Works, Land east of Parsonage Road, Takeley, Essex

Key Points

To assess ground stratigraphy and identify any archaeological features in the area east of Parsonage Road.
Conducted watching brief on test pits, window sampling, and plate and pull tests.
Measured soil thickness including topsoil, subsoil, and colluvium in the test pits.
Reviewed findings against previous trial trenching and geological mapping.
Confirmed deposit sequence consistent with earlier geological mapping and trial trenching.
Identified one undated archaeological feature in TP05, indicating survival of archaeological remains.

Abstract

Watching brief on test pits, window sampling, plate tests and pull tests The watching brief confirmed the deposit sequence consistent with that noted in the previous trial trenching and the geological mapping. It comprised Topsoil (0.245m-0.3m thick), subsoil (0.15m -0.25m thick), Head or colluvium (TP08 only, 0.5m thick) and the Boulder Clay. A single undated archaeological feature was noted in TP05. Given the limited size of the test pit little can be said about this feature other than that it confirms that archaeological remains survive.

Archaeological Watching Brief: Stansted Solar Farm, Ground Investigation Works, Land east of Parsonage Road, Takeley, Essex

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