Late Iron Age to Roman enclosure and undated probable late prehistoric cropmark features, Cambridge to Epping pipeline - Site 7 (EHER 19436)
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Summary
Excavations revealed a rectilinear enclosure of late Iron Age to Roman date. Examination of aerial photographs of this area revealed cropmarks of rectangular enclosures, linear features, a ring ditch and field boundaries, including the excavated feature. The date(s) of the other cropmarks is unknown but some may be contemporary with the excavated enclosure.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 5062 3314 (772m by 586m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WICKEN BONHUNT, UTTLESFORD, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
1990. Excavation on line of Cambridge to Epping gas pipeline.
A pair of ditches sectioned by the pipe trench meeting at 90 degrees on the ridge to the south of Wicken Water. Apparently one corner of a rectilinear enclosure of late Iron Age or early Roman date. <1> - <5>
Cropmarks of rectangular enclosures, linear features, a ring ditch and field boundaries cover a wider area than that excavated during the pipeline excavation. <2> <3>
Finds
Sources
- <1> SEX70738 Desk-Based Assessment: Network Archaeology. 2001. Cambridge to Epping 1990 - 900mm Gas Pipeline - Desk based Assessment.
- <2> SEX70737 Geophysical Survey Report: Bartlett Consultancy. 2001. Cambridge to Epping 1990 - 900mm Gas Pipeline - Archaeogeophysical Survey Part 2.
- <3> SEX61231 DESC TEXT: Smoothy, M.D.. 1990. Cambridge to Epping 1990 - 900mm Gas Pipeline.
- <4> SEX70735 DESC TEXT: Unknown. 1990. Cambridge to Epping 1990 - 900mm Gas Pipeline - MAPS.
- <5> SEX70736 DESC TEXT: Havis, R. ?. 1990. Cambridge to Epping 1990 - 900mm Gas Pipeline - CORRESPONDENCE NOTES.
- <6> SEX22419 Map: Ingle, C.J., Strachan, D., Tyler, S. and Saunders, H.. 1993-2017. NMP Cropmark Plot - 1:10,000. paper. 1:10,000. TL53SW, Helen Saunders, 2002.
- <7> SEX70112 Aerial Photograph: NMR. 1996. TL5033/1/14. 16/7/96.