19th century rifle range at Honey Lane Plain, Epping Forest (EHER 81417)

A 19th century rifle range is visible as earthworks on 2023 0.25m Lidar data. This range was mapped as part of the 2024-2025 Epping Forest Aerial and Investigation Project carried out by Historic England.

2024-2025 Epping Forest Aerial and Investigation Project. A 19th century rifle range is visible as earthworks on 2023 0.25m Lidar data (commissioned by City of London Corporation). The rifle range is oriented NNW/SSE, firing north to south along an avenue looking uphill towards a southern shooting butt (now visible as a sub-rectangular mound). Along each side of the firing area is a shallow ditch between which are a series of three firing position markers located approximately 100m, 210m, and 290m from the shooting butt. A further approximately 190m SSE from the shooting butt, and on the same alignment, is a feature marked on 1881 OS mapping as a ‘Mantlet’. It is possible this could be a second shooting butt and is similar in nature to its possible counterpart to the north. These features were mapped as part of the 2024-2025 Epping Forest Aerial and Investigation Project carried out by Historic England. <1> <2>