An Archaeological Evaluation in the Orchard and Barn Yard at Audley End House, Essex

An archaeological investigation was undertaken by a team from Cambridge Archaeological Unit (CAU) at Audley End House, Essex (centred NGR 552100 238450) in February 2005. The work was commissioned by English Heritage in advance of the development of a visitor facilities and a car parking area. Within the excavated trenches, traces of post-medieval garden walls and a cultivation structure were recorded. The structure is thought to be a cultivation frame or pit, and may have been used for growing melons