Cropmarks of Roman or early medieval enclosures south of Howe Wood (EHER 81238)

The cropmarks of a number of enclosures thought to date from the Roman or early medieval period are visible south of Howe Wood.

NRHE data transfer: The cropmarks of a number of enclosures of that may date to the Roman or early medieval period can be seen on EH Reconnaissance aerial photographs taken in 2010. These enclosures are situated to at the eastern end of Catmere End. The two largest of these are rectilinear and are immediately to the south of Howe Wood at TL 4953 3959. Faint traces of what may be a trackway to the south-east extends alongside (or across) the southern enclosure to join the northern one. To the south-west is a smaller curvilinear enclosure with an approximately square enclosure adjoining it on its southern side at TL 4944 3953. A ditch runs from this to one of the larger rectilinear enclosures. On the northern side are what may be the cropmarks of two overlapping enclosures. Fieldwalking suggest that both a Roman and early medieval settlement were situated in this vicinity but it is not clear which periods these features belong to see NRHE 919502 & 919509). <2> These cropmarks are in an area which was previously identified from fieldwalking evidence as a probable Roman settlement <2>. See EHER 6682 for details.