Cropmark of undated field boundaries, Clacton on Sea (EHER 17033)
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Summary
Cropmarks of undated former field boundaries are visible on aerial photographs. A geophysical survey in 2015 revealed traces of ditches which may have run alongside a trackway.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 148 155 (399m by 609m) |
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Type and Period
Description
National Mapping Programme.
Cropmarks of former field boundaries. <1> <2>
2015. Geophysical survey.
A fluxgate gradiometer survey was undertaken on land off Rouses Lane, Clacton, Essex. The survey detected only limited evidence of potential archaeological remains, predominantly in the form of a small number of possible ditches in the central part of the site. These include potential ditches that flank a possible trackway. <3>
Trial trenching in 2017 immediately adjacent to these cropmarks revealed no significant archaeological features. See EHER 49518 for details.
Sources
- <1> SEX52978 Aerial Photograph: NMR. 1976. TM1315/3/5. 28/6/76.
- <2> SEX22419 Map: Ingle, C.J., Strachan, D., Tyler, S. and Saunders, H.. 1993-2017. NMP Cropmark Plot - 1:10,000. paper. 1:10,000. TM11NW.
- <3> SEX74021 Geophysical Survey Report: Pre-Construct Archaeology. 2015. Land at Rouses Lane: Archaeological Geophysical Survey.