Undated cropmarks of three large ring ditches, probably prehistoric barrows, Rectory Farm (EHER 4794)

Circular cropmarks comprising three large ring ditches.

Circular cropmarks comprising three large ring ditches. One clearly has three internal pits. No trace of ring ditches on the ground. Area is on a low river terrace under the plough. Sited at TL 5148 4216 (approximately 23m in diameter) and TL 5159 4221 (approximately 30m in diameter). Aerial photograph on OS card. <1> <2> One large ring ditch with several 'pits' within and a possible oval enclosure. <3> <4> 1980 aerial photograph shows, centred on TL 51454236, ring ditch and trackway aligned NW-SE, the latter aligned by a linear feature aligned roughly east-west (EHER 4803). Relationship to previously recorded features to the north-west. <5> See aerial photographs from 2017 (<6>), 2018 (<7>), and 2022 (<8>). See also <9>. NRHE data transfer: (TL 51484218 & TL 51584220) Circular crop marks. <2> January 1977. Field survey. No trace of these ring ditches was seen on the ground. The area lies on a low river terrace under plough. Plotted on 25" at TL 5148 4216, site about 23 m diameter; and at TL 5159 4221, site about 30 m diameter. <10> Note: Ring ditches are also recorded as cropmarks to the north (EHER 4803) and ploighed out Bronze Age round barrows are recorded to the west (EHER 4857).