Earthwork remains of probable Iron Age or Roman red hill, 'Great Mount Marsh', Old Hall Marshes (EHER 82251)

A low earth mound 30.6m by 22.0m by 0.4m high, located in an area of improved grassland previously ploughed, with a relict creek system still visible. It is probably a red hill associated with the salt industry during the Iron Age and Roman periods. Cartographic evidence indicates the later occupation of the site.

NRHE data transfer: September 1999. Field survey. A low earth mound 30.6m by 22.0m by 0.4m high, located in an area of improved grassland previously ploughed with a relict creek system still visible. It is probably a red hill associated with the salt industry during the Iron Age and Roman periods. The mound is still visible as an earthwork and was recorded by English Heritage during analytical survey in September 1999. See archive survey plan at 1:1000 scale and the Old Hall Marshes survey report. <1> <2> <3> Cartographic evidence locates this mound and suggests the later reuse of the site. <4> <5> <6> An 1827 estate plan of the freehold estate in the parishes of Tollesbury and Tolleshunt D'arcy show a circular feature in a similar location to this mound and names the area as Great Mount. <4> The 1840 Tithe award and map locates a circular feature in the same area as this mound and names the area Great Mount Marsh. <5> This mound is represented on the first edition Ordnance Survey map and is labelled as Mount Cottage (see EHER 82252). This is clearly an indication of the re-use of a probable red hill for later occupation. <6>