Possible medieval linear earthwork, north of Saffron Walden (EHER 214)

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Summary

Linear earthwork, supposedly medieval, visited by an OS officer in 1968.

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Grid reference	Centred TL 5482 3936 (555m by 389m)
Civil Parish	SAFFRON WALDEN, UTTLESFORD, ESSEX

Type and Period

BANK (EARTHWORK) (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Description

Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import: TL 54703938 - TL 55073988. Linear earthwork (plotted from sketch map supplied by correspondent). Ditch on eastern side. "I think it must be Medieval". <1> May 1968. Field visit. Nothing of archaeological significance on the ground. This seems to be nothing more than the ploughed out hedge bank and ditch which formerly flanked the north side of the track to Buckenhoe Barn. <2> <3>

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<1> SEX77725 CORRESPONDENCE: Dewhurst, P.C.. 1959. Letter.
<2> SEX52658 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1990. OS cards. TL53NW03, 1968.
<3> SEX75700 PERSONAL OBSERVATION: Ordnance Survey. Field Investigator's Comments. F1 CFW 14-MAY-68.

Other References

Old SMR Number: TL53-062
NRHE identifier: 373661
National Monuments Record: TL 53 NW 3

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