Cropmarks of Bronze Age Ring ditch and undated linear features, East of South Heath (EHER 2964)
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Summary
Cropmarks of ring ditch, and rows of linear features-some geological and some land drains.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 120 188 (615m by 576m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | ST OSYTH, TENDRING, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Rows of linear features-some geological and some land drains.
Archaeological features include a ring ditch with off centre pit and in the field to the North a small square enclosure with a central rectangular pit and an entrance on the south side. <1> - <8>
Further partial enclosure mapped as part of the update 2010 <11>
Information from NRHE
TM 121188. Crop marks of a ring ditch, trackway, and other linear features. <12>
TM 1204 1888. One ring ditch. Other linear cropmarks in the vicinity. <13> <8>
Sources
- <1> SEX4 DESC TEXT: Unknown. 1960 onwards. SMR form unknown.
- <2> SEX52658 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1990. OS cards. TM11NW30, 1977.
- <3> SEX10540 Aerial Photograph: CUCAP. 1975. BUZ 99.
- <4> SEX10541 Aerial Photograph: NMR. 1976. TM119/4/168. Date 1976:6.
- <5> SEX10542 Aerial Photograph: Farrands, R.H.. 1976. 155.4. Date 1976:7.
- <6> SEX10535 Aerial Photograph: Potato Marketing Board. 1972. 4/50/72/135. Date 1972:6.
- <7> SEX10543 Aerial Photograph: McMaster, I.. 1979. B.7153.
- <8> SEX10544 Aerial Photograph: Farrands, R.H.. 1978. 192.4. Date 1978:7.
- <9> SEX57692 Aerial Photograph: Tyler, S.. 1997. CP/97/30/3.
- <10> SEX57691 Aerial Photograph: Tyler, S.. 1997. CP/97/29/36.
- <11> SEX22419 Map: Ingle, C.J., Strachan, D., Tyler, S. and Saunders, H.. 1993-2017. NMP Cropmark Plot - 1:10,000. paper. 1:10,000. TM11NW.
- <12> SEX75710 Report: ECC. Essex Planning Department.
- <13> SEX76390 Serial: McMaster, I. and Farrands, R.H.. 1977. Colchester Archaeological Group Bulletin, Vol. 20. 20.
Other References
- Old SMR Number: TM11-084
- NRHE identifier: 387781