Iron Age or Roman red hill at Coleward Farm (EHER 11293)

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Summary

A red hill was located at Coleward Farm indicating an Iron Age and Roman salt works.

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Grid reference	Centred TQ 977 955 (465m by 169m) (2 map features)
Civil Parish	BURNHAM-ON-CROUCH, MALDON, ESSEX

Type and Period

(Alternate Type) SALTERN (Early Iron Age to Roman - 700 BC? (at some time) to 409 AD? (at some time))
RED HILL (Early Iron Age to Roman - 700 BC? (at some time) to 409 AD? (at some time))
(Alternate Type) SALT WORKS (Early Iron Age to Roman - 700 BC? (at some time) to 409 AD? (at some time))

Description

'Red hill'. <1> Red Hill at Coleward Farm (farm buildings now demolished, were located at TQ 979 956). <2> <3> NRHE data transfer: no new information.

Sources

<1> SEX32898 MENTION: Couchman, C.. unknown. SMR.
<2> SEX52658 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1990. OS cards. TQ99NE10, 1976.
<3> SEX356 Monograph: RCHME. 1923. An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex, Volume IV, South-East. p.19.

Other References

Old SMR Number: TQ99-047
NRHE identifier: 420478
National Monuments Record: TQ 99 NE 10

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