Cropmarks of Iron Age to Roman enclosures (EHER 47714)

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Summary

Cropmarks of two enclosures are visible on aerial photographs. One is a square enclosure approximately 60m across, with angular corners and no apparent entrances. The other is a curvilinear enclosure which appears to overlay or underlay the square enclosure. These features are likely to be of Iron Age to Roman date.

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Grid reference	Centred TL 5316 4306 (409m by 376m)
Civil Parish	LITTLE CHESTERFORD, UTTLESFORD, ESSEX

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Cropmarks of a square enclosure approximately 60m across, with angular corners and no apparent entrances. A further curvilinear enclosure appears to over/underlay the square enclosure. <1>

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<1> SEX70271 Aerial Photograph (Digital): Saunders, H.. 2011. EX11/03/168-171, 175-176.

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