Cropmarks of Bronze Age barrow cemetery, Ongar Castle (EHER 19322)

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Summary

Cropmarks of ring ditches, which probably represent ploughed out Bronze Age round barrows, are visible on aerial photographs at Ongar Castle. There are at least six ring ditches at this location.

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Grid reference	Centred TL 5545 0327 (239m by 236m)
Civil Parish	ONGAR, EPPING FOREST, ESSEX

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Cropmarks of ring ditches. <1>-<4> The barrow cemetery, with several visible ring ditches, which may represent ploughed out Bronze Age round barrows were recorded on aerial photographs in 2019. <5>

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<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> SEX57765 Aerial Photograph: Wallis, S.. 1991. 374/6A.
<3> SEX67562 Aerial Photograph: NMR. 1994. TL5503/10/69-71.
<4> SEX67563 Aerial Photograph: Strachan, D.. 1997. CP/97/43/23-24.
<5> SEX74461 Aerial Photograph (Digital): Saunders, H.. 2019. EX19/08/001-008.
<6> SEX74805 Aerial Photograph (Digital): Saunders, H.. 2022. EX22/04/001-006.

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