Undated red hill, East of Little Oakley (EHER 3518)
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Summary
A red hill which was levelled in around 1976 but which still showed as a slight rise in the surface of the field in 2002. Geophysical survey in 2022 identified a large oval anomaly which probably corresponds to the feature.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 233 277 (113m by 113m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | LITTLE OAKLEY, TENDRING, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Red hill mound. <1> <2>
Site assessment: Damaged by having a fox dug out of it. Was due to be levelled in around 1976. <1>
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, a pronounced red area and briquetage and tile. Before it was bulldozed level, this mound was some 30m by 50m by 2m high. The NW end of the site had been excavated by a Mr Westgate, but no report on the work has been published. <3>
May 2022. Geophysical survey.
'Block' 6 of the magnetometer survey was positioned to locate this red hill or saltern, and a large oval anomaly probably corresponds to the feature. <4>
Sources
- <1> SEX7831 DESC TEXT: Couchman, C.. 1974. SMR.
- <2> SEX10919 Article in serial: Farrands, R.H.. 1959. Essex red hills in the Hamford Water Area. Colchester Archaeological Group Bulletin. Vol 2, pp25-27.
- <3> SEX68269 Report: Heppell, E.. 2003. Proposed Managed Realignment, Hamford Water. Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment and Walkover Survey.
- <4> SEX75810 Geophysical Survey Report: Berry, M. and Webb, A.. 2022. Hamford Water Managed Realignment Scheme: Geophysical Survey Report.
Related Events (2)
Other References
- Old SMR Number: TM22-009