Cropmarks of an Iron Age-Roman red hill complex with associated creeks, west of Brick House Farm (EHER 83164)

An Iron Age-Roman red hill (salt-making) complex with associated creeks which is visible as cropmarks on aerial imagery.

An Iron Age-Roman red hill complex with associated creeks. Google Earth aerial imagery from 2011 and 2018 depicts at least two red hills which may be linked by the former salt marsh creeks. The most prominent, to the south (at TL 89384 03547), measures roughly 70m in diameter. The second red hill is more ephemeral, situated on the northern boundary of the modern field (at TL 89453 04035) and measures at least 50m in diameter. It is best depicted in the 2011 imagery as a patch of red earth. The creeks may have been altered to surround the red hills, and this is particularly evident on the red hill to the south which appears to be situated in the south-east corner of a polygonal enclosure. <1> <2> The former creeks are also visible as cropmarks in the 2005, 2017 and 2018 Google earth imagery, and are depicted on the 1st edition OS map. <3> - <6> Other rectangular patches of dark soil which are visible on the 2011 imagery may also be archaeological. <1> Note: These features may be associated and/or contemporary with the rectangular enclosure which is recorded as a cropmark to the immediate west. See EHER 47368.