Extensive undated cropmarks west of Jaywick (EHER 2931)
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Summary
Extensive cropmarks of unknown date are visible on aerial photographs. These include a double ring ditch, two smaller ring-ditches in field to the east, and possibly a third to the west, a rectangular enclosure with possible entrance in the east linked to trackway and linear features and pits. The dating of these features is unclear but it seems most likely that they are of later prehistoric origin.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 134 143 (1267m by 766m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | ST OSYTH, TENDRING, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
One double ring ditch, two smaller ring-ditches in field to the east, possibly a third to the west. Rectangular enclosure with possible entrance in the east linked to trackway. Linear features and pits. Geological features are also present. <1> - <24>
See also further aerial photographs <25> - <36>.
NRHE data import (387823):
Cropmark of a ring ditch <37>
A wide-ditched ring containing an off-centre inner ring or hut circle along with associated linear ditches were recorded from aerial photographs as cropmarks at this location located at TM 1375 1433. <38>
NRHE data import (925119):
TM 1342 1432. A ring ditch was shown as a cropmark on an aerial photograph at this location. <37>
NRHE data import (925122):
TM 1354 1430. A rectangular enclosure was shown as a cropmark on an aerial photograph at this location. <39>
NRHE data import (925128):
TM 1350 1435. A large system of overlaid fields was recorded as cropmarks from aerial photographs at this location. <37>
Sources
- <1> SEX4 DESC TEXT: Unknown. 1960 onwards. SMR form unknown.
- <2> SEX52658 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1990. OS cards. TM11SW08, 1977.
- <3> SEX8395 Article in serial: Farrands, R.H.. 1981. 1980 Cropmarks. Colchester Archaeological Group Bulletin. Vol 24, p24.
- <5> SEX10365 Aerial Photograph: CUCAP. 1966. AOS87.
- <6> SEX10366 Aerial Photograph: CUCAP. 1972. BIW 79.
- <7> SEX10367 Aerial Photograph: CUCAP. 1972. BIQ 2, 7.
- <8> SEX10368 Aerial Photograph: CUCAP. 1959. ZK81.
- <9> SEX10369 Aerial Photograph: CUCAP. 1976. BWT 63, 66-69.
- <10> SEX10370 Aerial Photograph: CUCAP. 1976. BXT 18.
- <12> SEX10372 Aerial Photograph: NMR. 1974. TM1414/1/230. Date 1974:6.
- <13> SEX10373 Aerial Photograph: NMR. 1974. TM1514/2/228. Date 1974:6.
- <14> SEX10374 Aerial Photograph: NMR. 1974. TM1314/4/118. Date 1974:7.
- <15> SEX10375 Aerial Photograph: NMR. 1976. TM1313/1/68. Date 1976:6.
- <16> SEX10376 Aerial Photograph: Farrands, R.H.. 1976. 141.7, 8. Date 1976:7.
- <17> SEX10377 Aerial Photograph: Farrands, R.H.. 1962. 103.7.
- <18> SEX10378 Aerial Photograph: Farrands, R.H.. 1974. 117.7. Date 1974:7.
- <19> SEX10379 Aerial Photograph: Farrands, R.H.. 1980. 232.13-15.
- <20> SEX10380 Aerial Photograph: PMB. 1972. 4/50/72/119-120. Date 1972:6.
- <21> SEX10381 Aerial Photograph: Unknown. 1972. 4-50-72-066.
- <23> SEX10382 Aerial Photograph: McMaster, I.. 1979. B7, 145, 149, 151.
- <24> SEX10383 Aerial Photograph: Farrands, R.H.. 1974. 121.7. Date 1974:8.
- <25> SEX10364 Aerial Photograph: CUCAP. 1972. BJB 92, 94.
- <26> SEX57682 Aerial Photograph: Rogers, P.. 1993. SWBW17-1, 2.
- <27> SEX57681 Aerial Photograph: Rogers, P.. 1993. 506-10.
- <28> SEX10371 Aerial Photograph: NMR. 1974. TM1214/2/229.
- <29> SEX65435 Aerial Photograph: Saunders, H.. 2005. CP/05/09/4-7. 4 Pics.
- <30> SEX66623 Aerial Photograph: NMR. 1976. TM1314/4/41.
- <31> SEX66624 Aerial Photograph: NMR. 1980. TM1314/13/34.
- <32> SEX66625 Aerial Photograph: NMR. 1980. TM1314/14/37.
- <33> SEX66626 Aerial Photograph: NMR. 1976. TM/1314/7.
- <34> SEX22419 Map: Ingle, C.J., Strachan, D., Tyler, S. and Saunders, H.. 1993-2017. NMP Cropmark Plot - 1:10,000. paper. 1:10,000.
- <35> SEX69452 Aerial Photograph (Digital): Saunders, H.. 2009. EX09_06_006-011.
- <36> SEX70244 Aerial Photograph (Digital): Saunders, H.. 2011. EX11/08/001-005.
- <37> SEX75710 Report: ECC. Essex Planning Department.
- <38> SEX10435 Article in serial: Farrands, R.H. and McMaster, I.. 1977. Cropmarks in the Year of the Drought. Colchester Archaeological Group Bulletin. pp. 18.
- <39> SEX8395 Article in serial: Farrands, R.H.. 1981. 1980 Cropmarks. Colchester Archaeological Group Bulletin.
Other References
- Old SMR Number: TM11-058
- NRHE identifier: 387823
- National Monuments Record: TM 11 SW 8
- NRHE identifier: 925119
- National Monuments Record: TM 11 SW 14
- NRHE identifier: 925122
- National Monuments Record: TM 11 SW 15
- National Monuments Record: TM 11 SW 17
- NRHE identifier: 925128