Early Anglo-Saxon ditch, Moverons Farm (EHER 17652)
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Summary
A linear feature visible as a cropmark on aerial photos which bisected the ring ditch (EHER 17651) was interpreted as a field boundary. However, excavations in 1995 found that this feature was a ditch which contained fragments of Roman and Early Anglo-Saxon pottery. The excavator suggests that this evidence points to the ring ditch having been used as a landmark when laying out boundaries during the Anglo-Saxon period, and that the feature was still visible in the landscape at this time.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 070 183 (61m by 72m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BRIGHTLINGSEA, TENDRING, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Linear feature almost certainly a field boundary, bisects the early neolithic enclosure. <1>.
Later evidence from this site included a single ditch bisecting the ring ditch and containing a few sherds of Roman and Early Saxon pottery. The excavator suggests that this evidence points to the ring ditch having been used as a landmark when laying out boundaries during the Anglo-Saxon period, and that the feature was still visible in the landscape at this time. <3>
Finds
Sources
- <1> SEX60158 CORRESPONDENCE: Lavender, N.J.. 1995. Brightlingsea Ringditch, Moverons Farm, Brightlingsea..
- <2> SEX60159 MENTION: Clacton Gazette. 1995. Ancient burial site unearthed near Colne..
- <3> SEX68890 Monograph: Lavender, N.J.. 2008. An Early Neolithic Ring-ditch and Middle Bronze Age Cemetery: excavation and survey at Brightlingsea, Essex.