Roman cremation burials uncovered during mechanical excavation for clay. The finds included human and animal bones and a large number of potsherds of coarse ware. There was also one pale buff flagon recovered complete. Subsequent excavation revealed a group of ten cremation burials with attendant funerary vessels. The burials were dated to the late first to early second century and were thought to represent a far larger cremation cemetery since destroyed by commercial excavation. Evidence of late Iron Age/Roman industry and occupation was also found in the layers below these burials indicating use at the site at least until the 4th century. An association with salt working and similarities to sites at Essex Red Hills, and Upchurch marshes have been suggested.