Cropmark of Bronze Age ring ditch, East of Brightlingsea (EHER 2959)

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Ring ditch with central pit, trackway, pits, linear features.

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Grid reference	Centred TM 1017 1755 (524m by 590m)
Civil Parish	BRIGHTLINGSEA, TENDRING, ESSEX

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Ring ditch with central pit, trackway, pits, linear features. The 1979 McMaster photograph shows 3 sides of an enclosure at TM10251730. The enclosure ditch appears to be interrupted in several places along its north western and south western sides which may represent entrances. Several internal pits are visible. <1> - <9> Information from the NRHE Crop mark of a ring ditch. <13> Crop mark of 1 ring 20 metres diameter. <14> <15> TM 100 174. Cropmarks of a faint ring ditch and two vague enclosures were observed on aerial photographs in 1979. <6>

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<1> SEX8228 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Savory, L.. unknown. SMR - Archaeological Record Form.
<2> SEX52658 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1990. OS cards. TM11NW27, 1977.
<3> SEX10507 Aerial Photograph: Potato Marketing Board. 1972. 4/50/72/176-177.
<5> SEX66578 Aerial Photograph: NMR. 1979. TM1017/1/14.
<6> SEX10515 Aerial Photograph: CUCAP. 1972. BJC 2. Date 1972:6.
<7> SEX10516 Aerial Photograph: McMaster, I.. 1979. 7.160.
<8> SEX10512 Article in serial: Unknown. 1977. Cropmarks. Colchester Archaeological Group Bulletin. Date 1980:6.
<8> SEX10517 Aerial Photograph: McMaster, I.. 1980. 60. Date 1980:6.
<9> SEX10518 Aerial Photograph: NMR. 1979. TM1017/1/13. SF1656, Date 1979:7.
<10> SEX22419 Map: Ingle, C.J., Strachan, D., Tyler, S. and Saunders, H.. 1993-2017. NMP Cropmark Plot - 1:10,000. paper. 1:10,000.
<11> SEX66577 Aerial Photograph: Strachan, D.. 1996. CP/96/31/6.
<12> SEX73186 Aerial Photograph (Digital): Saunders, H.. 2015. EX15/02/085-089. pp. 12-16.
<13> SEX75710 Report: ECC. Essex Planning Department.
<14> SEX7961 Serial: Colchester Archaeological Group. 1976. Colchester Archaeological Group Annual Bulletin, Vol. 19. 19.
<15> SEX76472 Article in serial: Farrands, R.H.. 1980. 1979 cropmarks. Colchester Archaeological Group Annual Bulletin. 23. 12.

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Old SMR Number: TM11-079
NRHE identifier: 387778
National Monuments Record: TM 11 NW 27