Undated cropmarks of ring ditches, enclosure and linear features, North of Mistley Hall (EHER 3269)
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Summary
Ring ditch, trackway, enclosures (only one plotted), linear ditches south (but given NGR is west) of Dairy house farm. One ring ditch to the west is not plotted on the NMP.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 1103 3113 (730m by 375m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | MISTLEY, TENDRING, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Ring ditch, enclosures (only one plotted), linear ditches south (but given NGR is west) of Dairy house farm. The ring ditch not visible on Aerial Photographs in SMR.
A trackway is plotted on SMR cropmark plot. <1> - <4>
See EHER 3225, 3226 and 2770 for nearby cropmark sites, including the Mistley-Colchester Roman road.
AP <5>
AP <6>
Further cropmarks were mapped as part of the 2010 NMP update, including parallel ditches 135m long, which could be part of the Roman road. Further parallel ditches form a possible narrow trackway to the south of the possible Roman road, this feature is approximately 182m long. A large extraction pit was also mapped <8-9>
Information from NRHE
TM 1069 3108 A Ring ditch was recorded from an aerial photograph at this location. <2>
Sources
- <1> SEX4950 DESC TEXT: Priddy, D.A.. 1983. SMR.
- <2> SEX8395 Article in serial: Farrands, R.H.. 1981. 1980 Cropmarks. Colchester Archaeological Group Bulletin. Vol 24, p24.
- <3> SEX11864 Aerial Photograph: McMaster, I.. 1980. 19. Date 1980:6.
- <4> SEX22419 Map: Ingle, C.J., Strachan, D., Tyler, S. and Saunders, H.. 1993-2017. NMP Cropmark Plot - 1:10,000. paper. 1:10,000. Cropmark plot.
- <5> SEX52284 Aerial Photograph: Tyler, S.. 1986. South of Manningtree.
- <6> SEX52285 Aerial Photograph: Tyler, S.. 1986. Manningtree. 26/6/86 frame 9.
- <7> SEX66960 Aerial Photograph: Farrands, R.H.. 1977. 169.2.
- <8> SEX69462 Aerial Photograph (Digital): Saunders, H.. 2009. EX09_06_061-064.
- <9> SEX69489 Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1988. OS/88/131/18-19.
Other References
- Old SMR Number: TM13-054
- NRHE identifier: 924993