Prehistoric cropmarks of ring ditches and an enclosure north of Castle Grove, Elmdon (EHER 16273)

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Cropmarks of two ring-ditches, positioned side-by-side and a possible enclosure.

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Grid reference	Centred TL 461 402 (286m by 445m)
Civil Parish	ELMDON, UTTLESFORD, ESSEX

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1988. Aerial photography. Cropmarks of two ring-ditches, positioned side-by-side. The larger is around 15 metres in diameter, while the smaller is around 11 metres. <1> <2> 2019. Aerial photography. An incomplete rectilinear enclosure with an entrance was recorded in 2019. <3> See also: <4>

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<1> SEX42613 Aerial Photograph: NMR. 1988. TL4640/5/10.
<2> SEX67122 Aerial Photograph: NMR. 1988. TL4640/6/11.
<3> SEX74489 Aerial Photograph (Digital): Saunders, H.. 2019. EX19/10/025-028.
<4> 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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