Site of possible Iron Age to Roman red hill, North east of Lower Barn Farm (EHER 3082)
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Summary
A possible Iron Age and/or Roman salt working site indicated by an area of read earth which was revealed by rabbit activity.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | TM 193 245 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BEAUMONT-CUM-MOZE, TENDRING, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import.
A possible Iron Age and Roman salt working site indicated by a Red Hill. The red hill is thought to be present as a red area was revealed by rabbit activity. <1> <2> <3>
Note: A note in this record previously suggested this site was possibly the same as EHER 3016, but this is unlikely as the cited sources do not point to this interpretation.
A red hill can be seen as a cropmark on Google Earth imagery from 2017 and 2020, and can be partially made out in images from 2021 and 2022. It may be this red hill, or it could be EHER 3084 (see note in EHER 3084). <4> - <7>
Sources
- <1> SEX11055 DESC TEXT: Unknown. unknown. TM12.039.
- <2> SEX52658 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1990. OS cards. TM12SE15, 1977.
- <3> SEX10919 Article in serial: Farrands, R.H.. 1959. Essex red hills in the Hamford Water Area. Colchester Archaeological Group Bulletin. pp.25-27, No 13.
- <4> SEX68000 Aerial Photograph: Google. Google Earth Online Resource. 24/09/2017.
- <5> SEX68000 Aerial Photograph: Google. Google Earth Online Resource. 06/05/2020, 09/05/2020.
- <6> SEX68000 Aerial Photograph: Google. Google Earth Online Resource. 20/07/2021.
- <7> SEX68000 Aerial Photograph: Google. Google Earth Online Resource. 23/03/2022.
Other References
- Old SMR Number: TM12-039
- NRHE identifier: 387906
- National Monuments Record: TM 12 SE 15