Cropmarks of ring ditches and trackway west of Priory Farm (EHER 2946)
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Summary
Single ring ditch with central pit adjacent to a broad ditched trackway running east to west.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 1164 1567 (524m by 307m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | ST OSYTH, TENDRING, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Aerial photographs, 1974 to 1976
Single ring ditch with central pit adjacent to a stretch of broad ditched trackway running East to West.
Two smaller ring ditches lie adjacent to a narrow NE- SW trackway. A third trackway is orientated NW-SE. <1> - <5>
Cropmarks of former field boundaries were mapped as part of the NMP update 2010, they are marked on 1st edition OS mapping <7-8>
Sources
- <1> SEX7831 DESC TEXT: Couchman, C.. 1974. SMR.
- <2> SEX10459 Aerial Photograph: Unknown. 1974. TM11-068. Ref No CC4:13, Date 1974:8.
- <3> SEX10460 Aerial Photograph: CUCAP. 1972. BJB 99. Date 1972:6.
- <4> SEX10461 Aerial Photograph: NMR. 1974. TM1115/1/207. Date 1974:6.
- <5> SEX10462 Aerial Photograph: NMR. 1976. TM1115/4/44. Date 1976:6.
- <6> SEX66580 Aerial Photograph: Strachan, D.. 1996. CP/96/32/8.
- <7> SEX22419 Map: Ingle, C.J., Strachan, D., Tyler, S. and Saunders, H.. 1993-2017. NMP Cropmark Plot - 1:10,000. paper. 1:10,000. TM11NW.
- <8> SEX53053 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1872-1890. Ordnance Survey 6 inch (1st Edition). OS. Paper. 1:10,560.
- <9> SEX74878 Aerial Photograph (Digital): Saunders, H.. 2022. EX22/08/059-060.
Other References
- Old SMR Number: TM11-068