Cropmarks of late prehistoric ring ditch, enclosure and undated field boundaries, south of Delameres Farm (EHER 49451)

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Summary

Cropmarks of a large ring ditch, curvilinear enclosure and field boundaries are visible on aerial photographs south of Delameres Farm. The ring ditch may be the remains of a late prehistoric round barrow.

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Grid reference	Centred TM 0031 0596 (425m by 418m)
Civil Parish	BRADWELL-ON-SEA, MALDON, ESSEX

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Cropmarks of a possible curvilinear enclosure, a ring ditch that may represent a ploughed level round barrow, possible field boundaries and pits of a probable later prehistoric date. There are a large number of geological cropmarks in the field which may be masking further archaeological cropmarks. <1>

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<1> SEX74168 Aerial Photograph (Digital): Saunders, H.. 2019. EX19/04/046-050.

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