Iron Age cropmark complex, East of St Mary's Church (EHER 5751)
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Summary
Cropmarks of ring ditches, with square enclosure within one of them.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 7689 0813 (800m by 716m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | LITTLE BADDOW, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Cropmarks of ring ditches, with a square enclosure within one of them. <1>
Two ring ditches appear to be triple-ditched on aerial photographs and aerial photograph plot, one shows complete, with an entrance in the south-west quadrant, the other is cut by a modern field boundary. <2> - <7>
See also <8> <9> <10>.
Information from NRHE
TL 771 081. Aerial photography revealed a single square enclosure contained within a ring-ditch. <11>
Sources
- <1> SEX4 DESC TEXT: Unknown. 1960 onwards. SMR form unknown.
- <2> SEX19500 Aerial Photograph: Unknown. 1975. TL7608-9-303. July 1975.
- <3> SEX19501 Aerial Photograph: Unknown. 1979. TL7608-1-221. Date 1979:7.
- <4> SEX19502 Aerial Photograph: Unknown. 1969. AXQ35, 37.
- <5> SEX19503 Aerial Photograph: Unknown. 1979. CJC 64.
- <6> SEX19289 Aerial Photograph: Unknown. 1976. BWT 14.
- <7> SEX22419 Map: Ingle, C.J., Strachan, D., Tyler, S. and Saunders, H.. 1993-2017. NMP Cropmark Plot - 1:10,000. paper. 1:10,000.
- <8> SEX65772 Aerial Photograph: NMR. 1974. TL7608/2/418. May 1974.
- <9> SEX65771 Aerial Photograph: NMR. 1974. TL7607/1/222. May 1974.
- <10> SEX65770 Aerial Photograph: NMR. 1974. TL7608/5/234. May 1974.
- <11> SEX54357 Monograph: Whimster, R.. 1981. BAR 90 - Burial practices in Iron Age Britain: a discussion and gazetteer of the evidence c 700 BC- AD 43. p. 341.
Related Events (1)
Other References
- Old SMR Number: TL70-135
- NRHE identifier: 879773
- National Monuments Record: TL 70 NE 53