Soilmarks of undated ring ditches (EHER 19798)

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Summary

Soilmarks of four undated ring ditches are visible on aerial photographs. These appear to be aligned with one another and it is possible that they represent the remains of Bronze Age round barrows.

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Grid reference	Centred TL 4407 3476 (446m by 419m)
Civil Parish	LANGLEY, UTTLESFORD, ESSEX

Type and Period

RING DITCH (Unknown date)

Description

Site consisting of three complete ring ditches. The largest is approximately 30m in diameter with an apparent entrance to the north. The others are smaller with diameters of 15 metres and 20 metres, respectively. The fourth ring ditch is only three quarters complete with an approximate diameter of 25m. The four appear in a linear cluster over approximately 300m running south-west to north-east. The features were visible as soilmarks and were not very well defined. <1> <2>

Sources

<1> SEX22419 Map: Ingle, C.J., Strachan, D., Tyler, S. and Saunders, H.. 1993-2017. NMP Cropmark Plot - 1:10,000. paper. 1:10,000.
<2> SEX64635 Aerial Photograph: Unknown. 1982. TL4334/4/1209.

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