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Cropmarks of three undated enclosures and several trackways (EHER 3141)

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Summary

Cropmarks of three undated enclosures are visible on aerial photographs, most likely to date from the later prehistoric period. The first is a large curvilinear enclosure with a number of possible causeways. The second is a rectangular enclosure to west of an abandoned railway line, with trackways leading to it from north and south. The third is a rectangular enclosure with a trackway entering it from the E.

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred TM 132 287 (801m by 986m)
Civil Parish BRADFIELD, TENDRING, ESSEX

Type and Period

Description

Cropmarks comprising a number of enclosures: 1. Large curvilinear enclosure with a number of possible causeways. 2. Rectangular enclosure to west of abandoned railway line, with trackways leading to it from north and south. 3. Rectangular enclosure at TM 1320 2885 with trackway entering it from the E. <1> The first enclosure is visible on Potato Marketing Board aerial photographs but not on RAF photos. The third enclosure does not show on RAF aerial photographs either, although the trackway does. <2> <3> No new information from NRHE 387868. NRHE data import (387887): A cropmark of a ditched trackway with attached enclosures and a large pit were seen from the air at TM 130 290 near Bradfield Heath by I McMaster during 1977. The trackway is visible on RAF air photographs. <5> <19>

Sources

  • <1> DESC TEXT: Unknown. unknown. TM12.082.
  • <2> RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1990. OS cards. TM12NW6, 1976.
  • <3> RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1990. OS cards. TM12NW25, 1980.
  • <4> Serial: Colchester Archaeological Group. 1976. Colchester Archaeological Group Annual Bulletin, Vol. 19. 19. Vol 19, p22.
  • <5> Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1950. RAF/58/507/5079-5080. 12th June.
  • <6> Aerial Photograph: Potato Marketing Board. 1974. PMB/4/039/74/051. 18th June.
  • <7> Aerial Photograph: CUCAP. 1968. AUQ 84. 12th June.
  • <8> Aerial Photograph: CUCAP. 1971. BHE 68. 8th Sept.
  • <9> Aerial Photograph: Farrands, R.H.. 1976. 144.4. 8th July.
  • <10> Aerial Photograph: Farrands, R.H.. 1977. 175.8.
  • <11> Aerial Photograph: McMaster, I.. 1979. 3.24-3.25. 21st July.
  • <12> Aerial Photograph: McMaster, I.. unknown. 1.1-1.2.
  • <13> Aerial Photograph: NMR. 1977. TM1328/1/169.
  • <14> Aerial Photograph: NMR. 1979. TM1328/7/342.
  • <15> Map: Ingle, C.J., Strachan, D., Tyler, S. and Saunders, H.. 1993-2017. NMP Cropmark Plot - 1:10,000. paper. 1:10,000.
  • <16> Aerial Photograph: Strachan, D.. 1996. CP/96/51/4.
  • <17> Aerial Photograph (Digital): Saunders, H.. 2014. EX14/04/057-059.
  • <18> Aerial Photograph (Digital): Saunders, H.. 2015. EX15/03/182-187.
  • <19> Serial: Colchester Archaeological Group Annual Bulletin. 1978. Colchester Archaeological Group Annual Bulletin, Vol. 21. 21.

Other References

  • Old SMR Number: TM12-082
  • National Monuments Record: TM 12 NW 6
  • NRHE identifier: 387868

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