Cropmarks of Bronze Age ring ditches possible Neolithic hengiform monument and undated enclosure and ditches, North of Wrabness Hall (EHER 3665)
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Summary
Cropmarks comprising part of a rectangular enclosure exhibiting an entrance in the eastern side, ditches and two ring ditches.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 1745 3213 (505m by 466m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WRABNESS, TENDRING, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Cropmarks comprising part of a rectangular enclosure exhibiting an entrance in the eastern side, ditches and 2 ring ditches. The ring ditches lie to the north of the enclosure. The whole complex is heavily masked by geological features. <1> - <4>
Rectangular enclosure and ring ditches not identified by NMP. <5>
Information from NRHE
A ring ditch is visible as a cropmark on air photographs. The ditch circuit features a single entrance on its southeastern side. Harding and Lee (1987) have included the site in their gazetteer as a possible henge-related monument. <6>
Sources
- <1> SEX2116 DESC TEXT: Tyler, S.. 1984. SMR.
- <2> SEX13303 Aerial Photograph: NMR. 1979. TM1731/1/236. Date 1979:7.
- <3> SEX66991 Aerial Photograph: NMR. 1976. TM1732/1/40.
- <4> SEX66992 Aerial Photograph: NMR. 1979. TM1731/13/240.
- <5> SEX22419 Map: Ingle, C.J., Strachan, D., Tyler, S. and Saunders, H.. 1993-2017. NMP Cropmark Plot - 1:10,000. paper. 1:10,000. TM13SE.
- <6> SEX76785 Bibliographic reference: Harding, A. F and Lee, G. E. 1987. Henge monuments and related sites of Great Britain: air photographic evidence and catalogue. p. 154-157, Site 077.
Other References
- Old SMR Number: TM13-055
- NRHE identifier: 1233523
- National Monuments Record: TM 13 SE 32