Undated cropmark complex including Bronze Age ring ditch, north and north-east of Ulting Hall (EHER 7964)
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Summary
Cropmarks of rectangular and rectilinear enclosures (including parts of a possible field system), trackways, ring ditches, part of a curvilinear enclosure, linear features, and dark marks (possible pits).
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 8109 0922 (1164m by 1112m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | ULTING, MALDON, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Cropmarks north and north-east of Ulting Hall: rectangular and rectilinear enclosures (including parts of a possible field system), trackways, ring ditches, part of a curvilinear enclosure, linear features, and dark marks (possible pits). <1> - <7>
See aerial photographs <8> - <11>.
See also <12> <13>.
Note: The mapped extent of this record includes two distinct groups of cropmarks. Those to the south appear to continue into the area recorded by EHER 8883, and those to the north may be continuous with the cropmarks recorded by EHER 7963 to the east, and perhaps EHER 7965 to the west.
NRHE data transfer, 380846:
Cropmarks ring ditches, trackways, enclosures/field systems. <14>
October 1976. Field visit.
The cropmarks visible on the above air photographs comprise a ring ditch at TL 8124 0944 and the ditches of a field system (enclosure). No settlement pattern is visible, the site lies on low river gravel under plough. <15> - <20>
1977. Aerial photograph interpretation.
See <21> <22>.
NRHE data transfer, 380843:
Cropmarks, linear features. <23> <24> <25>
October 1976. Field visit.
The cropmarks visible on the above air photographs appear to represent glacial marks overlaid by later field boundaries. No settlement pattern was visible. The area lies on low gravel under plough. <15>
Sources
- <1> SEX25676 Aerial Photograph: Unknown. 1972. TL8109-1-431. Date 1972:7.
- <2> SEX25677 Aerial Photograph: Unknown. 1975. TL8009-8-434. Date 1975:7.
- <3> SEX25678 Aerial Photograph: Unknown. 1975. TL8109-9-349. Date 1975:7.
- <4> SEX25679 Aerial Photograph: NMR. 1976. TL8009/9/65-67. Date 1976:6.
- <5> SEX25680 Aerial Photograph: Unknown. 1976. TL8109-12-53, 54, 55. Date 1976:6.
- <6> SEX25670 Aerial Photograph: Unknown. 1976. TL8109-14-70. Date 1976:6.
- <7> SEX25681 Aerial Photograph: Unknown. 1975. TL8009-6-343. Date 1975:7.
- <8> SEX60450 Aerial Photograph: Carter, P.J.. 1999. CP/00/2/3/28.
- <9> SEX67454 Aerial Photograph: NMR. 1975. TL8009/6/344.
- <10> SEX72953 Aerial Photograph (Digital): Saunders, H.. 2015. EX15/01/053-059.
- <11> SEX71384 Aerial Photograph: NMR. 1986. TL8108/12/60.
- <12> SEX22419 Map: Ingle, C.J., Strachan, D., Tyler, S. and Saunders, H.. 1993-2017. NMP Cropmark Plot - 1:10,000. paper. 1:10,000.
- <13> SEX71378 GIS Layer: Mott MacDonald. 2013. Chelmsford - Maldon effluent pipeline - Aerial Assessment. polygon.
- <14> SEX75710 Report: ECC. Essex Planning Department. Essex County Planning Dept No 86.
- <15> SEX75700 PERSONAL OBSERVATION: Ordnance Survey. Field Investigator's Comments. Stevens, P.A., 06-OCT-76.
- <16> SEX76918 Aerial Photograph: NMR. NMR 8109/1/431 406.
- <17> SEX76917 Aerial Photograph: NMR. NMR 8109/2/443 406.
- <18> SEX76919 Aerial Photograph: NMR. NMR 8109/2/440 406.
- <19> SEX76920 Aerial Photograph: NMR. NMR 8109/3/243 491.
- <20> SEX76921 Aerial Photograph: NMR. NMR 8109/4/246 491.
- <21> SEX75778 Collection: Various. Various. Historic England Archive. 905883.
- <22> SEX75778 Collection: Various. Various. Historic England Archive. AF0903981.
- <23> SEX75710 Report: ECC. Essex Planning Department. No.88.
- <24> SEX77425 Aerial Photograph: NMR. NMR 8009/2/235 491.
- <25> SEX77426 Aerial Photograph: NMR. NMR 8009/2/437 406.
Related Monuments/Buildings (3)
Related Events (2)
Other References
- Old SMR Number: TL80-086
- NRHE identifier: 380846
- National Monuments Record: TL 80 NW 25
- NRHE identifier: 380843
- National Monuments Record: TL 80 NW 24