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Ring ditch and possibe wind mill mound, East of Linley Farm (EHER 2965)

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Summary

Adjoining St Osyth Creek is a large double ditched ring with a possible entrance. There is also a possible wind mill mound with faint marks of crosstrees.

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Location

Grid reference Centred TM 1129 1513 (262m by 468m)
Civil Parish ST OSYTH, TENDRING, ESSEX

Type and Period

Description

Information from NRHE data transfer merged with original HER entry. Adjoining St Osyth Creek is a large double ditched ring with a possible entrance <12> shown in cropmarks <11> and possible wind mill mound with faint marks of crosstrees. <1> - <6> Aerial Photographs show four cropmark features, these consist of a mill mound with cross trees in the centre of the south end of the field; two ring ditches and a curved feature towards the north end of the field. Mill mound would have supported post medieval post mill. Ring ditches may have contained prehistoric burials, northern feature function and date unknown. <7><8><9> The field has already suffered subsoiling damage and to preserve the features deep cultivation should cease and the field reverted to grass. <7><8>

Sources

  • <1> RECORD SHEET/FORM: Savory, L.. unknown. SMR - Archaeological Record Form.
  • <2> RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1990. OS cards. TM11NW31, 1977.
  • <3> Aerial Photograph: Potato Marketing Board. 1972. 4/50/72/128.
  • <4> Aerial Photograph: NMR. 1976. TM1115/3/439. Date 1976:6.
  • <5> Aerial Photograph: McMaster, I.. 1977. No. 4.
  • <6> Aerial Photograph: CUCAP. 1977. BXT 19.
  • <7> RECORD SHEET/FORM: Gould, S. and Wood, M.. 1995. Essex Coast ESA: ECH2 Historical Monitoring 1995.
  • <8> Aerial Photograph: Unknown. 1993. Film 575 frame 122.
  • <9> Photograph: Gould, S.. 1995. Site of mill mound: ring ditches NW.
  • <10> Map: Ingle, C.J., Strachan, D., Tyler, S. and Saunders, H.. 1993-2017. NMP Cropmark Plot - 1:10,000. paper. 1:10,000. TM11NW.
  • <11> Report: ECC. Essex Planning Department. No 085.
  • <12> Article in serial: Farrands, R.H. and McMaster, I.. 1977. Cropmarks in the Year of the Drought. Colchester Archaeological Group Bulletin. Colchester Arch. Grp. Ann Bull 20 1977 18 (J McMaster and R H Farrands)..

Other References

  • Old SMR Number: TM11-085
  • NRHE identifier: 387782
  • National Monuments Record: TM 11 NW 31

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