Cropmarks of undated ring ditches and linear features, south-west of Little Bentley Hall (EHER 3112)
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Summary
Cropmarks comprising one large ring ditch, possibly with a smaller penannular ring ditch at a tangent to it, another ring ditch interpreted as the site of a bronze Age round barrow and numerous undated linear features are visible on aerial photographs south-west of Little Bentley Hall.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 117 242 (764m by 756m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | LITTLE BENTLEY, TENDRING, ESSEX |
Type and Period
- RING DITCH (Unknown date)
- ENCLOSURE (Unknown date)
- FIELD BOUNDARY (Early Anglo-Saxon to Late 19th century - 410 AD to 1900 AD)
- LINEAR FEATURE (Early Anglo-Saxon to Late 19th century - 410 AD to 1900 AD)
- DITCH (Early Anglo-Saxon to Late 19th century - 410 AD to 1900 AD)
- ROUND BARROW (Bronze Age - 2600 BC to 701 BC)
Description
Cropmarks comprising one large ring ditch at TM 1189 2426, possibly with a smaller penannular ring ditch at a tangent to it. <1> - <8>
See also <9> - <13>.
Numerous other linear features have also been mapped by the National Mapping Project as part of this record, but no descriptive text has been added for these features. A second small ring ditch interpreted on <11> as a Bronze Age round barrow is situated at TM 1168 2397.
NRHE data import:
TM 11902430. Cropmark of a ring 30 metres in diameter. <3>
Nothing visible on RAF air photographs <14>.
Sources
- <1> SEX11287 DESC TEXT: Unknown. unknown. TM12.066.
- <2> SEX52658 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1990. OS cards. TM12SW14, 1976.
- <3> SEX11238 Article in serial: Unknown. 1976. Cropmarks. Colchester Archaeological Group Bulletin. Vol 19, p22.
- <4> SEX11289 Aerial Photograph: Potato Marketing Board. 1974. PMB/4/039/74/247. Date 1974:6.
- <5> SEX11290 Aerial Photograph: Unknown. 1968. CUC 5UK79. Date 1968: 5UK79.
- <6> SEX11291 Aerial Photograph: CUCAP. 1976. BXJ 36-37.
- <7> SEX11292 Aerial Photograph: NMR. 1976. TM1124/1/366. Date 1976:6.
- <8> SEX11293 Aerial Photograph: NMR. 1976. TM1124/3/449-450.
- <9> SEX11119 Aerial Photograph: Meridian Airmaps Limited. 1974. MAL/039/74/141-142.
- <10> SEX11297 Aerial Photograph: CUCAP. 1968. AUK79.
- <11> SEX22419 Map: Ingle, C.J., Strachan, D., Tyler, S. and Saunders, H.. 1993-2017. NMP Cropmark Plot - 1:10,000. paper. 1:10,000.
- <12> SEX72619 Aerial Photograph (Digital): Saunders, H.. 2014. EX14/05/035-038.
- <13> SEX76341 Aerial Photograph (Digital): Saunders, H.. 2024. EX24/09/063-064.
- <14> SEX78395 Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1950. RAF 58/575 5334-35, 5.10.50.
Other References
- Old SMR Number: TM12-066