Undated cropmarks of sub-rectangular enclosure, linear features and Bronze Age ring ditches, South of Downhouse Farm (EHER 3227)
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Summary
Cropmarks of undated sub-rectangular enclosure, linear features and Bronze Age ring ditches.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 124 302 (685m by 463m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | MISTLEY, TENDRING, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Sub-rectangular enclosure, linear features, ring ditches are visible from cropmarks. <1> - <7>
Two conjoined enclosures in the south of the field may be Neolithic (J Hedges, pers comm). If so, the dark blob in the north part is of interest as it is still a damp patch, sometimes holding standing water and could yield valuable environmental evidence. Flint flakes have been found by fieldwalking over the enclosures (EHER 7439) and a palstave has been found to the east (EHER 7438).<8> <9>
Aerial Photograph <9>
Information from the NRHE
TM 124301. Crop mark of a possible ring ditch. Visible on air photograph. (Nothing visible on RAF air photographs.) <6>
Sources
- <1> SEX4 DESC TEXT: Unknown. 1960 onwards. SMR form unknown.
- <2> SEX52658 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1990. OS cards. TM13SW22, 1976.
- <3> SEX11835 Aerial Photograph: Unknown. 1974. CC4.26. Date 1974:8.
- <4> SEX11836 Aerial Photograph: Farrands, R.H.. 1962. 101.1. Date 1962:7.
- <5> SEX11837 Aerial Photograph: Meridian Airmaps Limited. unknown. MAL/039/74/020.
- <6> SEX7819 Serial: Colchester Archaeological Group. 1975. Colchester Archaeological Group Annual Bulletin, Vol. 18. 18. Vol 18, p25.
- <7> SEX11839 Aerial Photograph: CUCAP. 1979. CJF 56.
- <8> SEX10280 Article in monograph: Barford, P.. 1976 ?. Unrecorded Discoveries in North-East Essex 1955-1976. East Anglian Archaeology. Forthcoming, typescript in SMR.
- <9> SEX52286 Aerial Photograph: Tyler, S.. 1986. Mistley Heath.
- <10> SEX66955 Aerial Photograph: NMR. unknown. TM1130/2/201.
- <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> SEX70256 Aerial Photograph (Digital): Saunders, H.. 2011. EX11/08/076-079.
- <13> SEX71561 Aerial Photograph (Digital): Saunders, H.. 2013. EX13/06/081-085.
- <14> SEX72593 Aerial Photograph (Digital): Saunders, H.. 2014. EX14/03/103-111.
Other References
- Old SMR Number: TM13-029
- NRHE identifier: 388040
- National Monuments Record: TM 13 SW 22