Cropmarks of two adjoining oval enclosures, west of Bradfield Heath (EHER 3099)

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Cropmarks, comprising two adjoining oval enclosures.

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Grid reference	Centred TM 129 298 (341m by 288m)
Civil Parish	BRADFIELD, TENDRING, ESSEX

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Description

Cropmarks, comprising two adjoining oval enclosures. The northernmost one exhibits a large internal pit, and entrance in its east side. The other has a funnel-like entrance in the north-east circuit of the ditch and possibly a second entrance in its eastern circuit at which point the ditch widens considerably. <1> - <11> Both enclosures were recorded on 2015 aerial photography; the details of the enclosure entrances was clear with a large pit visible in the entrance of the southern enclosure and a Tutulus-style ditch at the northern enclosure entrance. <19> See also <20>. NRHE data import: Cropmarks of two circular enclosures conjoined, measuring 85m (280ft) by 94.5m (310ft) visible on air photograph. <21>

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<1> SEX11177 DESC TEXT: Unknown. unknown. TM12.055.
<2> SEX52658 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1990. OS cards. TM12NE07, 1976.
<3> SEX7724 Article in serial: McMaster, I.. 1975. A Further Four Years of Aerial Survey 1970-1974. Colchester Archaeological Group Annual Bulletin. 18. 12-25.
<4> SEX11179 Aerial Photograph: Couchman, C.. 1974. CC4.24, 4.29. Date 1974:8.
<5> SEX11180 Aerial Photograph: Farrands, R.H.. 1974. 124.1. Date 1974:8.
<6> SEX11181 Aerial Photograph: Farrands, R.H.. 1977. 175.7.
<7> SEX11182 Aerial Photograph: Farrands, R.H.. 1977. 176.1.
<8> SEX11183 Aerial Photograph: Potato Marketing Board. 1974. PMB/4/039/74/020.
<9> SEX11184 Aerial Photograph: CUCAP. 1968. AUQ81, 82. Date 1968:6.
<10> SEX11185 Aerial Photograph: McMaster, I.. 1977. B7.127a. Date 1977:7.
<11> SEX11186 Aerial Photograph: Farrands, R.H.. 1978. 189.5. Date 1978:7.
<12> SEX65446 Aerial Photograph: Saunders, H.. 2005. CP/05/10/11-15. 5 Pics.
<13> SEX57704 Aerial Photograph: Rogers, P.. 1993. SWBW25/6-8.
<14> SEX66665 Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1950. 58/507/PtI/5130.
<15> SEX66666 Aerial Photograph: NMR. 1989. TM/1329/14/69.
<16> SEX66667 Aerial Photograph: NMR. 1977. TM1229/4/169.
<17> SEX22419 Map: Ingle, C.J., Strachan, D., Tyler, S. and Saunders, H.. 1993-2017. NMP Cropmark Plot - 1:10,000. paper. 1:10,000.
<18> SEX72594 Aerial Photograph (Digital): Saunders, H.. 2014. EX14/03/112-118.
<19> SEX73262 Aerial Photograph (Digital): Saunders, H.. 2015. EX15/03/188-193.
<20> SEX74425 Aerial Photograph (Digital): Saunders, H.. 2019. EX19/06/028-029.
<21> SEX11158 Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1950. RAF/58/507/5062-5063.

Other References

Old SMR Number: TM12-055
NRHE identifier: 387869
National Monuments Record: TM 12 NW 7