Cropmarks of undated ring ditches, trackway and linear features (EHER 2957)
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Summary
Cropmarks of undated ring ditches, a trackway and linear features are visible on aerial photographs.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 1072 1462 (717m by 676m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | ST OSYTH, TENDRING, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Cropmarks of ring ditches and glacial features visible on National Monuments Record.
Aerial photographs show one large ring ditch, and two smaller, one of which has a central pit. The also show part of an oval enclosure 31m in diameter, a north-west to south-east aligned trackway, and pits and ditches. <1> - <4>
Two ring ditches were observed from 40 Point Clear Road, St. Osyth, by the owner A W. He also reported that metal detecting has produced bronze objects from the site. This site could be either EHER 2957 or EHER 16880.
The smaller ring-ditches and a further enclosure were mapped as part of the 2009 NMP update. Other archaeological features may be present but the extensive geological features are masking them. <8-9>
Sources
- <1> SEX4 DESC TEXT: Unknown. 1960 onwards. SMR form unknown.
- <2> SEX10502 Aerial Photograph: Potato Marketing Board. 1972. PMB/4/50/72/180. Date 1972:6.
- <3> SEX10504 Aerial Photograph: NMR. 1974. TM1014/1/202-204. Date 1974:6.
- <4> SEX10505 Aerial Photograph: NMR. 1976. TM1014/3/451, 445. Date 1976:6.
- <5> SEX66614 Aerial Photograph: NMR. 1976. TM1014/2/434-435.
- <6> SEX66615 Aerial Photograph: NMR. 1979. TM1014/6/20.
- <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.
- <8> SEX68808 Aerial Photograph: NMR. 1976. TM1014/4/488.
- <9> SEX68809 Aerial Photograph: Strachan, D.. 1996. CP/96/32/9-12.
Other References
- Old SMR Number: TM11-077