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.
Map
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> SEX8228 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Savory, L.. unknown. SMR - Archaeological Record Form.
- <2> SEX52658 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1990. OS cards. TM11NW31, 1977.
- <3> SEX10549 Aerial Photograph: Potato Marketing Board. 1972. 4/50/72/128.
- <4> SEX10550 Aerial Photograph: NMR. 1976. TM1115/3/439. Date 1976:6.
- <5> SEX10551 Aerial Photograph: McMaster, I.. 1977. No. 4.
- <6> SEX10552 Aerial Photograph: CUCAP. 1977. BXT 19.
- <7> SEX54187 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Gould, S. and Wood, M.. 1995. Essex Coast ESA: ECH2 Historical Monitoring 1995.
- <8> SEX58724 Aerial Photograph: Unknown. 1993. Film 575 frame 122.
- <9> SEX58725 Photograph: Gould, S.. 1995. Site of mill mound: ring ditches NW.
- <10> 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.
- <11> SEX75710 Report: ECC. Essex Planning Department. No 085.
- <12> SEX10435 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