Alleged Roman road, probably a plough headland (EHER 80656)

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Alleged Roman road, probably a plough headland.

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Grid reference	Centred TM 0358 2862 (60m by 90m)

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TM 0355 2858 - TM 0361 2867: Possible Roman Road. 1950. Field Survey. Running along the side of a hedge there is a raised causeway some 5.6 metres wide, which does not appear entirely due to the fashioning of a modern farm road. The whole stretch is grass grown and is obviously subjected to very little farm traffic. There is no sign of a continuation to north-east or south-west, but it is on a fair line with the main road from Harwich to Colchester. <1> 1960. Field Survey. Not a raised causeway. A level stretch of ground, parallel to the hedge, of varying width. No trace of agger, side ditches or metalling. Probably a plough headland. <2> Information from NRHE import.

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<1> SEX75700 PERSONAL OBSERVATION: Ordnance Survey. Field Investigator's Comments. WMJ 30-AUG-50.
<2> SEX75700 PERSONAL OBSERVATION: Ordnance Survey. Field Investigator's Comments. ASP 30-MAY-60.

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National Monuments Record: LINEAR 485

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