Medieval cropmarks of possible moated site, Four Winds (EHER 47090)

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Cropmark of an enclosure measuring 63m by 77m with wide ditches. There are no apparent entrances and a large central maculae 33m in diameter. This could be a possible moated site.

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Grid reference	Centred TM 1798 2952 (217m by 164m)
Civil Parish	RAMSEY AND PARKESTON, TENDRING, ESSEX

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Cropmark of an enclosure measuring 63m by 77m with wide ditches. There are no apparent entrances and a large central maculae 33m in diameter. This could be a possible moated site. <1> The aerial photographic evidence is not completely clear and would benefit from future reconnaissance <2>

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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> SEX69329 Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1973. OS/73/442/26.

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