Iron age to Roman red hills, East of Little Oakley (EHER 3517)
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Summary
Three red hills, visible as a red areas after ploughing. Geophysical survey in 2022 tentatively identified the possible location of the salterns.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 232 279 (108m by 108m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | LITTLE OAKLEY, TENDRING, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Iron Age to Roman red hill <1> <2>
Three red hills are given for this grid reference, each indicated by a red area visible after ploughing. <3>
December 2002. Desk-based assessment.
A desk-based assessment and walkover survey of low lying area of reclaimed marshland on the Northern edge of Hamford Water. The red hill was visible as a very slight rise on the surface of the field, and early Roman pottery was recovered. <4>
May 2022. Geophysical survey.
'Block' 7 of the magnetometer survey was positioned to identify the possible location of three red hills or salterns. A cluster of high magnitude responses were recorded at the Southern apex of the area and tentatively interpreted as of possible archaeological origin. <5>
Nothing is visible on RAF air photographs. <6>
Sources
- <1> SEX12834 DESC TEXT: ECC. unknown. DESC TEXT ECC.
- <2> SEX52658 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1990. OS cards. TM22NW11, 1976.
- <3> SEX10919 Article in serial: Farrands, R.H.. 1959. Essex red hills in the Hamford Water Area. Colchester Archaeological Group Bulletin. Vol 2, pp25-27.
- <4> SEX68269 Report: Heppell, E.. 2003. Proposed Managed Realignment, Hamford Water. Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment and Walkover Survey.
- <5> SEX75810 Geophysical Survey Report: Berry, M. and Webb, A.. 2022. Hamford Water Managed Realignment Scheme: Geophysical Survey Report.
- <6> SEX76839 Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. RAF 106G/UK 1492 4239-41 10.5.46.
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Other References
- Old SMR Number: TM22-009