Cropmarks of late prehistoric ring ditch and post-medieval field boundaries, Ireland Grove (EHER 49398)

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Cropmarks of former field boundaries and a small ring ditch that may represent a ploughed out round barrow are visible on aerial photographs at Ireland Grove.

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Grid reference	Centred TQ 5458 9968 (614m by 264m)
Civil Parish	STANFORD RIVERS, EPPING FOREST, ESSEX

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Cropmarks of former field boundaries that are visible on the first edition Ordnance Survey mapping. A small ring ditch that may represent a ploughed out round barrow is also visible. The ring ditch is 10m in diameter with no internal visible features <1-2>

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<1> SEX53053 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1872-1890. Ordnance Survey 6 inch (1st Edition). OS. Paper. 1:10,560.
<2> SEX73794 GIS Layer: Saunders, H.. 2019. Aerial Investigation and Mapping - Shonks Mill. polygon.

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