Undated cropmarks of linear features, enclosure and a ring ditch, south of Whitehouse Farm (EHER 3169)
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Summary
Cropmarks of undated linear features, a possible rectangular enclosure, and a ring ditch are visible on aerial photographs south of Whitehouse Farm.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 1816 2743 (260m by 255m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WIX, TENDRING, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Cropmarks comprising linear features, a possible rectangular enclosure, and a ring ditch. Periglacial features complicate the picture. <1>-<2>
Seen on aerial photographs <3>-<5>
Features included in <6>.
NRHE data import (387858):
TM 182 275. Cropmark of a ring ditch. <3>
NRHE data import (924607):
TM 181 273. Faint ring ditches were observed as cropmarks north west of Mardens Farm beside a stream, on aerial photographs. <7>
[It is unclear whether the second ring ditch is also part of this site, or that recorded separately approximately 275m to the west as part of EHER 3158].
Sources
- <1> SEX11573 DESC TEXT: Unknown. unknown. TM12.109.
- <2> SEX52658 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1990. OS cards. TM12NE22, 1977.
- <3> SEX11575 Aerial Photograph: CUCAP. 1972. BJB 49-50. Date 1972:6.
- <4> SEX66821 Aerial Photograph: NMR. 1976. TM1827/1/396.
- <5> SEX66822 Aerial Photograph: NMR. 1979. TM1827/2/233.
- <6> SEX22419 Map: Ingle, C.J., Strachan, D., Tyler, S. and Saunders, H.. 1993-2017. NMP Cropmark Plot - 1:10,000. paper. 1:10,000.
- <7> SEX76474 Serial: Colchester Archaeological Group Annual Bulletin. 1978. Colchester Archaeological Group Annual Bulletin, Vol. 21. 21. p 25.
Related Monuments/Buildings (2)
Other References
- Old SMR Number: TM12-109
- NRHE identifier: 387858
- National Monuments Record: TM 12 NE 22
- NRHE identifier: 924607
- National Monuments Record: TM 12 NE 24