Cropmmarks of Bronze Age diched trackway and rigg ditches, East of Jaywick lane (EHER 2921)

North to South double ditched trackway with linear features abutting at right angles. They could represent a possible field system. Also found were three ring ditches.

Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import. Cropmark showed a wide range of features across a large area now worked for gravel. Cropmarks showed North to South double ditched trackway with linear features abutting at right angles. They may represent a field system. Also represented by cropmarks are three ring ditches, including 1 double ring ditch, in the field by Millars barn. <3> <21> <22> <23> Three of the ring ditches are in north-south linear formation, the one double ring ditch is in the next field to the east. Four or five ditches are also scattered in the two fields south of Alton Park Lane including one double ring ditch. A number of pits are also present. <1> - <16> See TM11-065, 2939 for possible outlying ring ditches. North to South trackway described above has not identified by the National Mapping Program (NMP TM154142). <20> Watching Brief, 1991 Watching brief during construction of golf course. Footings of machinery store inspected, although most already filled with concrete. Two remained both 1m x 1m x 1m deep showed topsoil overlying sandy subsoil which became gravelly at a depth of 0.8m. Site manager reported that the subsoil had been varied with sand, gravel and clay present. Apparently a 20th century pit had been disturbed by one of the footing trenches. <17>