Cropmarks of Bronze Age ring ditches and lithic impliments, Moverons Farm (EHER 16932)
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Summary
Cropmarks of two Bronze Age ring-ditches, one containing a large roughly circular pit.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 067 186 (236m by 230m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BRIGHTLINGSEA, TENDRING, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import.
Cropmarks of two ring-ditches, one containing a large roughly circular pit. <1>-<3>
Routine inspection after topsoil stripping revealed three struck flint flakes and one scraper. The plough soil over a ring ditch further west produced a scraper on a secondary flake and a straight-ended scraper on a pyramidal thick flake. The finds are in Colchester Museum. <4>
Finds
Sources
- <1> SEX43163 Aerial Photograph: CUCAP. unknown. ZK64-65.
- <2> SEX43164 Aerial Photograph: CUCAP. unknown. BCA 38-39.
- <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. TM01NE.
- <4> SEX3028 Article in serial: Eddy, M.R. and Turner, C.. 1980. Work of the Essex County Council Archaeology Section, 1979. Essex Archaeology and History. 3(12). 51-85. pp 56-57.
Other References
- Old SMR Number: TM01NE
- NRHE identifier: 385994
- National Monuments Record: TM 01 NE 23