Cropmarks of Bronze Age ring ditches and enclosures, East of Spinnells farm (EHER 3235)

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Summary

Cropmark of possible Bronze Age ring ditches, within complex of ditched enclosures. The cropmarks are masked by periglacial features.

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Grid reference	Centred TM 1682 3073 (785m by 486m)
Civil Parish	WRABNESS, TENDRING, ESSEX

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Description

Cropmarks of two possible Bronze Age ring ditches, trackways, and a sub rectangular enclosure. To the north of the enclosure is a broad double ditched trackway aligned north/east south/west leading into a possible subcircular enclosure with an entrance to the west. A further rectangular enclosure, double ditched on the northern side and with an entrance to the north lies at TM167307. The cropmarks masked by periglacial features.<1> - <12> Aerial photo reference <14> <21> 2009 aerial photographs showed possible a fourth round barrow which was mapped as part of the NMP update <22> Information from NRHE TM 168306. Crop mark of possible ring ditch partially obscured by ice wedge markings. <6> <25> TM 167 307. Complex of ditched enclosures including two ring ditches. <26>

Sources

<1> SEX8228 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Savory, L.. unknown. SMR - Archaeological Record Form.
<2> SEX52658 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1990. OS cards. TM13SE11, 1976.
<3> SEX11882 Aerial Photograph: NMR. 1976. TM1630/1/23, 30. Date 1976:6.
<4> SEX11883 Aerial Photograph: NMR. 1976. TM1731/1/30-31. Date 1976:6.
<5> SEX11884 Aerial Photograph: NMR. 1976. TM1256/298-299.
<6> SEX11885 Aerial Photograph: CUCAP. 1968. AUQ87. Date 1968:6.
<7> SEX11886 Aerial Photograph: CUCAP. 1976. BXI 79.
<8> SEX11887 Aerial Photograph: McMaster, I.. unknown. 2.20, 21.
<9> SEX11888 Aerial Photograph: Farrands, R.H.. 1977. 174.8.
<10> SEX11889 Aerial Photograph: Potato Marketing Board. 1972. 4/50/72/27.
<11> SEX11890 Aerial Photograph: NMR. 1976. TM160-3-?. Date 1976:6.
<12> SEX52282 Aerial Photograph: Tyler, S.. 1986. West of Wrabness.
<13> SEX57727 Aerial Photograph: Unknown. 1993. East of Spinnells Farm.
<14> SEX57726 Aerial Photograph: Rogers, P.. 1993. SWBW25.
<15> SEX52487 Aerial Photograph: NMR. 1983. TM1630/11.
<16> SEX52474 Aerial Photograph: NMR. 1983. TM1730/2.
<17> SEX22419 Map: Ingle, C.J., Strachan, D., Tyler, S. and Saunders, H.. 1993-2017. NMP Cropmark Plot - 1:10,000. paper. 1:10,000.
<18> SEX52472 Aerial Photograph: NMR. 1983. TM1730/3.
<19> SEX66987 Aerial Photograph: NMR. 1976. TM1630/3/29.
<20> SEX66989 Aerial Photograph: NMR. 1977. TM1630/6/174-178.
<21> SEX66990 Aerial Photograph: NMR. 1978. TM1630/7/296.
<22> SEX69459 Aerial Photograph (Digital): Saunders, H.. 2009. EX09_06_046-049.
<23> SEX71555 Aerial Photograph (Digital): Saunders, H.. 2013. EX13/06/043-044, 063-069.
<24> SEX72612 Aerial Photograph (Digital): Saunders, H.. 2014. EX14/04/060-065.
<25> SEX75710 Report: ECC. Essex Planning Department. Essex Planning Dept No 035.
<26> SEX76474 Serial: Colchester Archaeological Group Annual Bulletin. 1978. Colchester Archaeological Group Annual Bulletin, Vol. 21. 21. p. 26.

Other References

Old SMR Number: TM13-035
NRHE identifier: 388008
National Monuments Record: TM 13 SE 11