Cropmarks of probable medieval enclosure and undated ditch, Sheepcote Wood (EHER 49713)

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Cropmarks of a rectangular enclosure and segmented ditch are visible on aerial photographs at Sheepcote Wood.

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Grid reference	Centred TL 7938 1916 (537m by 457m)
Civil Parish	CRESSING, BRAINTREE, ESSEX
Civil Parish	WHITE NOTLEY, BRAINTREE, ESSEX

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Cropmarks of a rectangular enclosure, which may be of medieval date. The south-west enclosure boundary is truncated by a field boundary. To the south-west of the enclosure is a length of segmented ditch. <1>

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<1> SEX74769 Aerial Photograph (Digital): Saunders, H.. 2022. EX22/01/082-093.

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