Multi-period cropmark complex, north-east of Bradwell Bay disused airfield (EHER 2068)
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Summary
Cropmarks consisting of a group of sub-rectangular enclosures, some of which are further sub-divided. Also recorded are a pit, possible irregular ring ditch, ring ditches, a field system and a possible trackway.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 0123 0800 (812m by 587m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BRADWELL-ON-SEA, MALDON, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Cropmarks consisting of a group of sub-rectangular enclosures, some of which are further sub-divided. On the East side is a sub-square enclosure with a central pit - irregular ring ditch? Further East is a penannular ring ditch, a second of these lies to the West, although most of the features on this side are more rectilinear and regular, perhaps part of a single farming system. There are a number of pits and a possible trackway to the North orientated NW-SE but this may be associated with the airfield. <1> - <5>
Aspects were mapped as part of the NMP. <6>
Cropmarks were recorded in 2008, <7> <8>, and 2009, <9>.
Cropmarks of enclosures, some of which were recorded for the first time and field boundaries were visible on aerial photographs in 2019. <11>
See also <12>.
Sources
- <1> SEX15 DESC TEXT: Priddy, D.A.. unknown. SMR.
- <2> SEX7233 Aerial Photograph: Unknown. 1972. BJC 44, 49.
- <3> SEX7234 Aerial Photograph: Unknown. 1972. BIF 78.
- <4> SEX7235 Aerial Photograph: Unknown. 1976. BXM 86.
- <5> SEX7236 Aerial Photograph: Unknown. 1976. TM0108-1-211, 212. Date 1976:7.
- <6> SEX22419 Map: Ingle, C.J., Strachan, D., Tyler, S. and Saunders, H.. 1993-2017. NMP Cropmark Plot - 1:10,000. paper. 1:10,000.
- <7> SEX68373 Aerial Photograph: Saunders, H.. 2008. CP/08/12/13-15.
- <8> SEX68374 Aerial Photograph: Saunders, H.. 2008. CP/08/13/01-02.
- <9> SEX69474 Aerial Photograph (Digital): Saunders, H.. 2009. EX09_07_114-119.
- <10> SEX73615 Aerial Photograph (Digital): Saunders, H.. 2018. EX18/04/036-040.
- <11> SEX74171 Aerial Photograph (Digital): Saunders, H.. 2019. EX19/04/057-061.
- <12> SEX74905 Aerial Photograph (Digital): Saunders, H.. 2021. EX21/02/005-013.
Other References
- Old SMR Number: TM00-026