Cropmarks of late prehistoric enclosure (EHER 48300)

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Summary

Cropmarks of a late prehistoric enclosure are visible on aerial photographs.

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Grid reference	Centred TL 7791 1542 (484m by 656m)
Civil Parish	TERLING, BRAINTREE, ESSEX

Type and Period

CURVILINEAR ENCLOSURE (Early Bronze Age to Late Iron Age - 2600 BC? to 42 AD?)

Description

Cropmarks of a curvilinear enclosure, approximately 70m in diameter, with substantial ditches and no visible entrances. There appears to be a large pit to one side of the enclosure. Other cropmarks in field show an area of a former pond. <1>

Sources

<1> SEX71522 Aerial Photograph (Digital): Saunders, H.. 2013. EX13/05/062-071.

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