Cropmarks of Roman villa access road and parrallel ditched enlosures, Park Chase (EHER 2971)

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Summary

Trackway, possibly a Roman road serving as an access road to the site of a Roman Villa consisting of twin ditches and bordered by parallel ditched enclosures.

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Grid reference	Centred TM 128 166 (1179m by 1166m)
Civil Parish	ST OSYTH, TENDRING, ESSEX

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Description

Trackway, possibly a Roman road. Settlement along east side of road and linked to it by another trackway, consists of a series of rectangular enclosures and pits. Trackway links settlement at sites, 2970, 2937, 2926.<1> - <10> A watching brief maintained on the topsoil strip to allow construction of a car park did not record the double-ditched trackway, which should have crossed the site. Only one archaeological feature was observed a 2.5m long cut along the east edge of the easternmost trench. Finds were a few undatable (?post med) scraps of tile. The feature was probably the western edge of a roadside ditch. <12> Photo ref <14> - <17> Information from NRHE data transfer TM 1225 1700. Two further lengths of a twin ditched road lending to a settlement were recorded from aerial photographs. Probably Roman. <24> TM 121 171. Site of Roman villa farm estate consisting of an access road bordered by parallel ditched enclosures. See also TM 11 NW 4 and TM 11 NW 42. <25>

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<1> SEX4 DESC TEXT: Unknown. 1960 onwards. SMR form unknown.
<2> SEX10588 Aerial Photograph: CUCAP. 1972. BJB 101-102. Date 1972:6.
<3> SEX10589 Aerial Photograph: CUCAP. 1959. ZK 77, 80. Date 1959:7.
<4> SEX10590 Aerial Photograph: CUCAP. 1975. BUZ 98.
<5> SEX10591 Aerial Photograph: NMR. 1976. TM1315/6/125. Date 1976:6.
<6> SEX10592 Aerial Photograph: NMR. 1976. TM1216/2/128-129, 132. Date 1976:6.
<7> SEX10593 Aerial Photograph: NMR. 1979. TM1216/1/32, 39. SF1656, Date 1979:7.
<8> SEX10594 Aerial Photograph: Potato Marketing Board. 1972. 4/50/72/117.
<9> SEX10595 Aerial Photograph: McMaster, I.. 1980. 2.14, 2.11, 2.13, 2.15, 2.12 5-8.
<10> SEX10596 Aerial Photograph: Farrands, R.H.. 1977. 170.2.
<12> SEX58726 DESC TEXT: Brooks, H.. 1996. ESMR Summary sheet.
<13> SEX58727 Aerial Photograph: Rogers, P.. 1993. SWBW17-7.
<14> SEX10597 DESC TEXT: Unknown. unknown. 161.8 10.
<15> SEX52492 Aerial Photograph: NMR. 1983. TM1216/18/23-24, 27.
<16> SEX52494 Aerial Photograph: NMR. 1983. TM1216/19/39-43.
<17> SEX66180 Aerial Photograph: Saunders, H.. 2006. CP/06/12/10-13. 4 frames, 24/7/2006.
<18> SEX66597 Aerial Photograph: Strachan, D.. 1996. CP/96/31/14-15.
<19> SEX66601 Aerial Photograph: NMR. 1979. TM1216/9/35.
<20> SEX66602 Aerial Photograph: NMR. 1979. TM1216/7/28.
<21> 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.
<22> SEX69781 Aerial Photograph (Digital): Saunders, H.. 2010. EX10/05/055-060.
<22> SEX73626 Aerial Photograph (Digital): Saunders, H.. 2018. EX18/04/111-120.
<24> SEX76476 Article in serial: Farrands, R.H.. 1979. 1978 cropmarks. Colchester Archaeological Group Bulletin. 22.
<25> SEX8395 Article in serial: Farrands, R.H.. 1981. 1980 Cropmarks. Colchester Archaeological Group Bulletin.

Other References

Old SMR Number: TM11-091
NRHE identifier: 924994
National Monuments Record: TM 11 NW 44