Undated cropmark enclosure complex, south-east of Bradfield Heath (EHER 3098)
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Summary
Cropmarks, comprising a subrectangular enclosure partly double-ditched on the north and south sides, and with two causeways in the north-west long side. The south-east angle of the enclosure protrudes to form a smaller compound within the main one, from which it is divided by a curvilinear ditch. Within the inner compound are several dark patches which may indicate the location of pits or houses. There is a very faint small rectangular enclosure within the larger enclosed area. A single ring ditch is situated in the angle between the rectangular and curvilinear enclosures, on the east side, and is possibly a house gully. Outside all this are further encircling ditches and radiating field boundaries.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 128 292 (649m by 582m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BRADFIELD, TENDRING, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Cropmarks, comprising a subrectangular enclosure partly double-ditched on the north and south sides, and with two causeways in the north-west long side. The south-east angle of the enclosure protrudes to form a smaller compound within the main one, from which it is divided by a curvilinear ditch. Within the inner compound are several dark patches (pits or houses?), and there is a very faint small rectangular enclosure within the larger enclosed area. A single ring ditch is situated in the angle between the rectangular and curvilinear enclosures, on the east side-possibly a house gully. Outside all this are further encircling ditches and radiating field boundaries. <1> - <16>
No new information from NRHE.
Sources
- <1> SEX11156 DESC TEXT: Priddy, D.A.. unknown. TM12.054.
- <2> SEX52658 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1990. OS cards. TM12NW11, 1976.
- <3> SEX11158 Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1950. RAF/58/507/5062-5063. Date 1950:6.
- <4> SEX11159 Aerial Photograph: CUCAP. 1967. ASK50. Date 1967:7.
- <5> SEX11160 Aerial Photograph: CUCAP. 1972. BIP 76-77. Date 1972:6.
- <6> SEX11161 Aerial Photograph: CUCAP. 1976. BXI 89-90.
- <7> SEX11162 Aerial Photograph: CUCAP. 1979. CJF 58.
- <8> SEX11163 Aerial Photograph: Potato Marketing Board. 1972. PMB/4/50/72/091, 098, 148.
- <9> SEX11164 Aerial Photograph: Potato Marketing Board. 1974. PMB/4/039/74/020, 048, 049.
- <10> SEX11165 Aerial Photograph: ECC. 1974. 4.25. Date 1974:8.
- <11> SEX11166 Aerial Photograph: NMR. 1974. TM1229/1/197. Date 1974:7.
- <12> SEX11167 Aerial Photograph: McMaster, I.. unknown. 0.24.
- <13> SEX11168 Aerial Photograph: McMaster, I.. 1979. B7.128. Date 1979:7.
- <14> SEX11169 Aerial Photograph: Farrands, R.H.. 1978. 189.6. Date 1978:7.
- <15> SEX11170 Aerial Photograph: CUCAP. unknown. BXT 27.
- <16> SEX11171 Aerial Photograph: Potato Marketing Board. 1972. PMB/4/50/72/097. Date 1972:7.
- <17> SEX57703 Aerial Photograph: Rogers, P.. 1993. SWBW25/6-8.
- <18> SEX65445 Aerial Photograph: Saunders, H.. 2005. CP/05/11/01. 1 Pic.
- <19> SEX66652 Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1950. 58/507/PtI/5078.
- <20> SEX22419 Map: Ingle, C.J., Strachan, D., Tyler, S. and Saunders, H.. 1993-2017. NMP Cropmark Plot - 1:10,000. paper. 1:10,000.
- <21> SEX71562 Aerial Photograph (Digital): Saunders, H.. 2013. EX13/06/086-090.
- <22> SEX73263 Aerial Photograph (Digital): Saunders, H.. 2015. EX15/03/194-196.
Other References
- Old SMR Number: TM12-054
- National Monuments Record: TM 12 NW 11
- NRHE identifier: 387873