Multi-period cropmarks at Matching Green (EHER 46493)
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Summary
Cropmarks of several undated and possible late prehistoric enclosures, a ring ditch which may be the remains of a Bronze Age round barrow or a medieval or post-medieval mill mound and an undated trackway are visible on aerial photographs within the Second World War airfield at Matching Green.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 5478 1122 (862m by 552m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | MATCHING, EPPING FOREST, ESSEX |
Type and Period
- ENCLOSURE (Later Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
- SUB CIRCULAR ENCLOSURE (Later Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
- RING DITCH (Unknown date)
- RECTILINEAR ENCLOSURE (Later Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
- RECTANGULAR ENCLOSURE (Later Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
- MACULA (Later Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
- ROUND BARROW? (Bronze Age - 2600 BC? to 701 BC?)
- WINDMILL MOUND? (Medieval to Late 19th century - 1066 AD? to 1900 AD?)
- TRACKWAY (Unknown date)
Description
Cropmarks of up to eight enclosures located within the perimeter of a Second World War airfield at Matching Green. The first enclosure is approximately 53m by 46m, is irregular in shape with curved corners. To the south is a sub-circular enclosure approximately 36m in diameter, but is partially masked by a later trackway. A rectangular enclosure abuts this trackway and measures approximately 47m by 41m. The clearest cropmark is of a rectilinear enclosure 45m by 45m with curved corners. There is a possible round barrow or mill mound 24m in diameter with a central pit or maculae located to the east, with a slightly larger irregular enclosure adjoining it. <1-2>