Cropmarks of Bronze Age ring ditches and linear features, Dickley Hall (EHER 3214)
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Summary
Cropmarks situated to the north and south of the Clacton Road included thirteen or fourteen Bronze Age ring ditches and linear features which may include those buried foundations.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 117 302 (738m by 685m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | MISTLEY, TENDRING, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Cropmarks situated to the N and S of the Clacton Road. To the NE are E-W ditched trackways and associated linear features, pits and five scattered ring ditches. To the SW are linear features and six large loosely grouped ring ditches and a further three to four smaller ones. <1> - <19>
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Cropmarks of a possible field system and a large extraction pit were mapped as part of the 2010 NMP update.
Information from four NRHE records
Record 388042
TM 11803055. Crop mark of ring ditch visible on air photograph. (Nothing visible on RAF air photographs). <6> <27>
Record 388041
TM 11903035. Crop marks of overlaid small enclosures ditches and track visible on air photographs. (Nothing visible on RAF air photographs). <6> <7>
Record 388038
TM 117303. Crop mark of a ring ditch. Nothing visible on RAF air photographs. <6> <7>
Record 925013
TM 117 305 Light markings in the crop here might be indicative of buried foundations, therefore, future examination is most necessary. The surrounding areas are well known for prehistoric crop marks. <28>
Sources
- <1> SEX11756 DESC TEXT: Unknown. unknown. TM13.015.
- <2> SEX52658 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1990. OS cards. TM13SW20, 1976.
- <3> SEX52658 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1990. OS cards. TM13SW23, 1976.
- <4> SEX52658 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1990. OS cards. TM13SW24, 1976.
- <5> SEX11744 Article in serial: Erith, F.H.. 1970. 1970-The Year of the Cropmarks. Colchester Archaeological Group Bulletin. Vol 13, p44.
- <6> SEX11761 Article in serial: McMaster, I.. 1976. Cropmarks. Colchester Archaeological Group Bulletin. Vol 19, p22.
- <7> SEX11748 Aerial Photograph: NMR. 1977. TM1230/2/239. Date 1977:6.
- <8> SEX11762 Aerial Photograph: NMR. 1974. TM1130/1/179. Date 1974:7.
- <9> SEX11763 Aerial Photograph: NMR. 1974. TM1130/2/203. Date 1974:7.
- <10> SEX11764 Aerial Photograph: NMR. 1975. TM1030/6/53-54, 56. 53 filed with TM13-009, Date 1975:7.
- <11> SEX11765 Aerial Photograph: NMR. 1977. TM1130/4/241. Date 1977:6.
- <12> SEX11766 Aerial Photograph: NMR. 1978. SF1256-290. Date 1978:6.
- <13> SEX11767 Aerial Photograph: CUCAP. 1972. BJG 85. Date 1972:7.
- <14> SEX11768 Aerial Photograph: CUCAP. 1970. BCA 80, 82. Date 1970:6.
- <15> SEX11769 Aerial Photograph: CUCAP. 1976. BXI 83, 85.
- <16> SEX11770 Aerial Photograph: CUCAP. 1979. CJF 52, 54.
- <17> SEX11771 Aerial Photograph: CUCAP. 1980. CMP 48, 50.
- <18> SEX11772 Aerial Photograph: Farrands, R.H.. 1974. 121.1. Date 1974:8.
- <19> SEX11773 Aerial Photograph: Unknown. 1974. CC4.27. Date 1974:8.
- <20> SEX52286 Aerial Photograph: Tyler, S.. 1986. Mistley Heath.
- <21> SEX52287 Aerial Photograph: Tyler, S.. 1986. Mistley Heath.
- <22> SEX52288 Aerial Photograph: Tyler, S.. 1986. Furze Hill, Mistley Heath. frame 56.
- <23> SEX22419 Map: Ingle, C.J., Strachan, D., Tyler, S. and Saunders, H.. 1993-2017. NMP Cropmark Plot - 1:10,000. paper. 1:10,000.
- <24> SEX69789 Aerial Photograph (Digital): Saunders, H.. 2010. EX10/05/110-124.
- <25> SEX73267 Aerial Photograph (Digital): Saunders, H.. 2015. EX15/03/217-224.
- <26> SEX74973 Aerial Photograph (Digital): Saunders, H.. 2021. EX21/08/029-030.
- <27> SEX77098 Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1950. RAF 58/507 5075-76 6.6.50.
- <28> SEX27185 Article in serial: McMaster, I.. 1984. Cropmarks 1984. Colchester Archaeological Group Bulletin. 27. p. 9.
Other References
- National Monuments Record: TM13-015
- NRHE identifier: 388042
- National Monuments Record: TM 13 SW 24
- NRHE identifier: 388041
- National Monuments Record: TM 13 SW 23
- NRHE identifier: 388038
- National Monuments Record: TM 13 SW 20
- NRHE identifier: 925013
- National Monuments Record: TM 13 SW 61