Undated cropmark complex, south-west of Mullingers (EHER 12187)
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Summary
The cropmarks of a ring ditch with possible entrance to the south-west, centred on TL 977024, a rectangular enclosure, and three further ring ditches, one with a central pit
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 976 023 (590m by 698m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | ASHELDHAM, MALDON, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
The cropmarks of a ring ditch with possible entrance to the south-west, centred on TL 977 024, a rectangular enclosure, and three further ring ditches, one with a central pit, noted on EHER sheet. <1> <2>
Ring ditches, enclosures, linear features and a stretch of double ditch shown on cropmark plot. A large curvilinear enclosure and a rectilinear enclosure 105m by 90m were also mapped for the NMP. <3>
See aerial photographs <4> - <13>.
Cropmarks of a trackway, ring ditches and field boundaries were recorded in 2019. A possible enclosure which was previously unrecorded was also visible. <14>
NRHE data transfer:
Ring ditch with possible entrance to south-west. <15> <4>
October 1976. Field survey.
The cropmarks visible on the air photographs appear to represent the site of a ring ditch centred approximately TL 97610229. Nothing visible on the ground. <16>
Note: See also EHER 12183, EHER 14992, EHER 13435 and EHER 13449 for records of cropmarks which are immediately adjacent and probably contemporary with those recorded here.
Further ring ditches are recorded to the north, see EHER 14992.
Sources
- <1> SEX4 DESC TEXT: Unknown. 1960 onwards. SMR form unknown.
- <2> SEX52658 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1990. OS cards. TL90SE10, 1976.
- <3> SEX22419 Map: Ingle, C.J., Strachan, D., Tyler, S. and Saunders, H.. 1993-2017. NMP Cropmark Plot - 1:10,000. paper. 1:10,000. TL90SE.
- <4> SEX35324 Aerial Photograph: CUCAP. 1972. BIW 66, 69.
- <5> SEX35325 Aerial Photograph: CUCAP. 1976. BXH 73.
- <6> SEX35326 Aerial Photograph: CUCAP. 1979. CJE 80.
- <7> SEX35327 Aerial Photograph: CUCAP. 1979. CJF 1-3. 3 frames.
- <8> SEX66500 Aerial Photograph: NMR. 1976. TL9702/2/193.
- <9> SEX66501 Aerial Photograph: CUCAP. 1979. CJE 78.
- <10> SEX69672 Aerial Photograph: Strachan, D.. 1996. CP/96/49/12.
- <11> SEX69673 Aerial Photograph: Rogers, P.?. 1997. 6a.
- <12> SEX70214 Aerial Photograph (Digital): Saunders, H.. 2011. EX11/05/060-068.
- <13> SEX69674 Aerial Photograph: Rogers, P.?. 1985. 16/11.
- <14> SEX74163 Aerial Photograph (Digital): Saunders, H.. 2019. EX19/04/027-030.
- <15> SEX75710 Report: ECC. Essex Planning Department. Essex Co Planning Dept No 81.
- <16> SEX75700 PERSONAL OBSERVATION: Ordnance Survey. Field Investigator's Comments. Stevens, P.A., 11-OCT-76.
Other References
- Old SMR Number: TL90-081
- NRHE identifier: 383402
- National Monuments Record: TL 90 SE 16