Two possible ring ditches, school playing fields, Clacton-on-Sea (EHER 2968)

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Summary

Two ring ditches in school playing fields (these could be previous games markings).

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Grid reference	Centred TM 1675 1606 (695m by 427m)

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Aerial photographs from 1960s onwards show: Two ring ditches in school playing fields (these could be previous games markings). To the North East in the grounds of the school is a small sub-rectangular enclosure with antenna ditch extending round to form an outer protected (but not enclosed?) area. This is double ditched. A possible house circle is situated in the angle between the enclosure and the outer compound. <1> - <6>

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<1> SEX4 DESC TEXT: Unknown. 1960 onwards. SMR form unknown.
<2> SEX10563 Aerial Photograph: NMR. 1974. TM1616-1-254. Date 1974:6.
<3> SEX10564 Aerial Photograph: CUCAP. 1979. BWT 72, 73.
<4> SEX10565 Aerial Photograph: CUCAP. 1979. CJC 14.
<5> SEX10566 Aerial Photograph: McMaster, I.. 1978. B7134.
<6> SEX10567 Aerial Photograph: CUCAP. 1976. BXT 3.
<7> SEX68564 Aerial Photograph: Strachan, D.. 1996. CP/96/33/14.
<8> SEX68565 Aerial Photograph: NMR. 1980. TM1615/3/196.
<9> SEX22419 Map: Ingle, C.J., Strachan, D., Tyler, S. and Saunders, H.. 1993-2017. NMP Cropmark Plot - 1:10,000. paper. 1:10,000.

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Old SMR Number: TM11-088