Cropmarks of undated ring ditch and linear features or possible Second World War searchlight battery (EHER 19023)

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Cropmarks of undated ring ditch and linear features are visible on aerial photographs. It is possible that these cropmarks are in fact the remains of a Second World War searchlight battery.

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Grid reference	Centred TL 698 261 (265m by 284m)
Civil Parish	GREAT SALING, BRAINTREE, ESSEX

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Ring ditch and linear features were mapped for the NMP. <1-2> Photographs: <3> It is possible, especially given its proximity to the US airfield (EHER 14090), that this feature is in fact the remains of a Second World War searchlight battery.

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<1> SEX63175 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Tyler, S.. 2000. NMR site record sheet.
<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.
<3> SEX63318 Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1949. RAF 58/280/5468 PT.3.

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