Cropmark of possible Bronze Age round barrow, north of Pear Tree Hall (EHER 8707)

A subcircular cropmark, and several other possible cropmarks which were recorded as faint traces in 1949 RAF aerial photographs. When the site was visited in 1976, the OS field surveyor suggested the cropmark may represent the site of a barrow.

Subcircular cropmark, also several possible other cropmarks. Suggested that this might be circular irrigation marks; but crop appears to be a cereal, also it is unlikely that methods of irrigation in use in 1949 would produce such a mark (checked with Min. Ag.). Under pasture in 1976. <1> <2> <3> NRHE data transfer: Faint traces of crop marks, including a clear circular one, at area centred TL 858 274. <2> August 1976. Field survey. The cropmark has a diameter of 35.0m. and lies on pasture land which falls south east to a small stream; it probably represents the site of a barrow. The amorphous cropmarks further west lie on flat arable land and could be natural. Perambulation produced no finds or trace of any features. The landowner (<4>) could supply no information. The Tithe Map (<5>) names the fields 'Pear Tree Hall Field' and 'Great Field' respectively. <6>