Prehistoric cropmarks of ring ditches and enclosure at New Jersey Farm, Elmdon (EHER 16272)

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Summary

A concentration of six ring-ditches and sub-circular enclosures appearing as cropmarks.

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Grid reference	Centred TL 475 402 (447m by 283m)
Civil Parish	ELMDON, UTTLESFORD, ESSEX

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1977. Aerial photography. A concentration of six ring-ditches and sub-circular enclosures appearing as cropmarks. They range from between 18 and 30m in diameter. The larger are as likely to be hengiform monuments as barrows. One of the sub-circular sites has an entrance to the south-east. <1> <2>

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<1> SEX42611 Aerial Photograph: NMR. 1977. TL4740/2/243-244.
<2> SEX22419 Map: Ingle, C.J., Strachan, D., Tyler, S. and Saunders, H.. 1993-2017. NMP Cropmark Plot - 1:10,000. paper. 1:10,000.

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Old SMR Number: TL44SE

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