Multiperiod cropmark features, North of Riddles Wood (EHER 2992)
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Summary
Small undated ring ditch, Lower Palaeolithic to Roman enclosure and Medieval to Late 19th century field boundary.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 1278 1846 (817m by 507m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | ST OSYTH, TENDRING, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Small ring ditch measuring 12m in diameter. <1> <2>
Other features mapped include a large incomplete enclosure at least 196m across, several linear field boundaries are visible along with a further possible enclosure which has been truncated by the road <4>
Sources
- --- SEX52491 Aerial Photograph: NMR. 1983. TM1218.
- <1> SEX1435 DESC TEXT: Priddy, D.A.. 1979. SMR.
- <2> SEX10678 Aerial Photograph: NMR. 1976. TM1218/2/153. Date 1976:6.
- <3> SEX66604 Aerial Photograph: NMR. 1976. TM1218/2/150-151.
- <4> 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.
Other References
- Old SMR Number: TM11-123