Cropmarks of undated ring ditches beside River Stour (EHER 16245)

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Summary

Cropmarks of two ring ditches are visible beside the River Stour. These are likely to represent the remains of Bronze Age round barrows. There are also several linear features nearby.

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Grid reference	Centred TL 901 351 (388m by 255m)
Civil Parish	BURES HAMLET, BRAINTREE, ESSEX

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Cropmark of a ring ditch, around 10m in diameter. <1> A second smaller ring-ditch was recorded on an aerial photograph taken in 2015. The smaller ring-ditch is approximately 7m in diameter and is located 5m to the north-west of the first <2> There are also several linear features nearby.

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<1> SEX41034 Aerial Photograph: Strachan, D.. 1995. CP/95/12/1.
<2> SEX73322 Aerial Photograph (Digital): Saunders, H.. 2015. EX15/04/079-083.

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Old SMR Number: TL 93 NW

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