Cropmarks of Bronze Age to Iron Age enclosure complex and medieval to post-medieval field boundaries, Rook End (EHER 46415)
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Summary
Cropmarks of Bronze Age to Iron Age enclosure complex made up of a curvilinear enclosure with a possible internal round house and an entrance to the north-west which leads onto a large rectangular enclosure which is not complete or is masked by geology. The enclosure has wide ditches and is 64m in diameter which the rectangular enclosure is 68m by 91m. There is an annex attached to the curvilinear enclosure and is 60m by 32m. Field boundaries marked on the first edition Ordnance Survey map are also visible on the aerial photographs.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 5553 3209 (631m by 727m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | DEBDEN, UTTLESFORD, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Cropmarks of former field boundaries, visible on first edition Ordnance Survey mapping <1-3>
Large enclosure complex, made up of a curvilinear enclosure with a possible internal round house and an entrance to the north-west which leads onto a large rectangular enclosure which is not complete or is masked by geology. The enclosure has wide ditches and is 64m in diameter which the rectangular enclosure is 68m by 91m. There is an annex attached to the curvilinear enclosure and is 60m by 32m. <4-5>
Sources
- <1> SEX53053 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1872-1890. Ordnance Survey 6 inch (1st Edition). OS. Paper. 1:10,560.
- <2> SEX67999 Aerial Photograph: Microsoft. 2007-2012. Bing Maps Online Resource. Nov 07.
- <3> SEX68001 GIS Layer: Saunders, H.. 2008-2012. Online Aerial Reconnaissance Project in Essex (OARPE).
- <4> SEX68000 Aerial Photograph: Google. Google Earth Online Resource.
- <5> SEX22419 Map: Ingle, C.J., Strachan, D., Tyler, S. and Saunders, H.. 1993-2017. NMP Cropmark Plot - 1:10,000. paper. 1:10,000.