Cropmarks of Bronze Age ring ditches, and undated enclosure and trackway, South of Wrabness Hall (EHER 3236)
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Summary
Cropmark of Bronze Age ring ditch, 20m in diameter, which appears to have an entrance and a undated large rectangular enclosure and double ditched trackway.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 1770 3167 (991m by 510m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WRABNESS, TENDRING, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Cropmarks north and south of church road. Two penannular ring ditches with entrances almost opposing each other, pits, and 2 small ring ditches (possibly more), double ditched trackway, and possible corner of an enclosure.
All the cropmarks are south of Church Road NGR 175314.
North of the road NGR176315 are penannular ring ditch, short narrow stetch of trackway and linear features. <1> - <13>
The trackway was not mapped as part of the original NMP - just a single linear feature but trackway mapped as part of 2010 update, though there is no evidence on 1996 aerial photographs that the trackway is double ditched. A further small ring-ditch was also mapped, 8min diameter making a total of five ring-ditches mapped.
Information from two NRHE records
TM 17503159. Crop mark of ring 20m diameter. <2>
TM 17503159. The ring ditch would appear to have an entrance. <22>
TM 175 317 A large rectangular enclosure was noted as a cropmark on an aerial photograph at this location. <23>
Sources
- <1> SEX11895 DESC TEXT: Savory, L. and Tyler, S.A.. unknown. SMR.
- <2> SEX8522 Article in serial: Farrands, R.H.. 1976. Cropmarks. Colchester Archaeological Group Bulletin. Vol 19, p23.
- <3> SEX11896 Aerial Photograph: CUCAP. 1972. BIQ 27. Date 1972:6.
- <4> SEX11897 Aerial Photograph: CUCAP. 1976. BXI 75, 77.
- <5> SEX11898 Aerial Photograph: CUCAP. 1979. CJF 63.
- <6> SEX11899 Aerial Photograph: NMR. 1976. TM1731/3/37. Date 1976:6.
- <7> SEX11900 Aerial Photograph: NMR. 1978. TM1256/303, 308. Date 1978:6.
- <8> SEX11901 Aerial Photograph: Farrands, R.H.. 1977. 162. 3, 170. 1.
- <9> SEX11902 Aerial Photograph: McMaster, I.. 1980. 15. Date 1980:6.
- <10> SEX11903 Aerial Photograph: McMaster, I.. 1979. B7.132. Date 1979:7.
- <11> SEX11904 Aerial Photograph: PMB. 1972. 4/50/72/27-28.
- <12> SEX11905 Aerial Photograph: CUCAP. 1978. CGD 081.
- <13> SEX11094 Aerial Photograph: McMaster, I.. 1980. 1, 2. filed with TM13-045.
- <14> SEX66977 Aerial Photograph: NMR. 1976. TM1831/1/34-35.
- <15> SEX66995 Aerial Photograph: NMR. 1980. TM1731/28/163.
- <16> SEX66979 Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1950. 58/513/PT1/5039.
- <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> SEX66993 Aerial Photograph: Strachan, D.. 1996. CP/96/21/6.
- <19> SEX66994 Aerial Photograph: NMR. 1976. TM1731/4/41.
- <20> SEX70253 Aerial Photograph (Digital): Saunders, H.. 2011. EX11/08/065-067.
- <21> SEX71554 Aerial Photograph (Digital): Saunders, H.. 2013. EX13/06/035-042.
- <22> SEX76474 Serial: Colchester Archaeological Group Annual Bulletin. 1978. Colchester Archaeological Group Annual Bulletin, Vol. 21. 21. p. 26.
- <23> SEX10430 Serial: McMaster, I.. 1981. Colchester Archaeological Group Annual Bulletin. 24. p. 25.
Other References
- Old SMR Number: TM13-036
- NRHE identifier: 925035
- National Monuments Record: TM 13 SE 24
- National Monuments Record: TM 13 SE 6
- NRHE identifier: 388003