Bronze Age ring ditches, Hall Farm, Great Bromley (EHER 2403)
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Summary
Three ring ditches, one of which has been excavated revealing pits and a Middle Bronze Age pottery sherd. Linear features are also recorded. One of the ring ditches was excavated in 1960.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 078 259 (919m by 889m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GREAT BROMLEY, TENDRING, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import.
Linear features and a ring ditch, possibly that noted by Mr F H Erith in 1959 and excavated in 1960. Excavation revealed a fragment of collared urn in the topsoil, two barren pits either side of the centre, a BA sherd from the ditch and two other probable BA sherds. <1> - <9>
There are two other possible ring ditches. In 1980 APs revealed four ring ditches around TM 08152612 and another at TM 08052615. <1>-<10>
1996 aerial photograph <11>
Cropmarks of an extensive field system, pits, round barrows and a possible enclosure were recorded on aerial photographs taken in 2019, 2021 and 2023 <12-15>
Marked on the NMP <16>
Finds
Sources
- --- SEX62905 Desk-Based Assessment: Medlycott, M.. 2001. Farm estates owned by Essex County Council: Desk-based assessment of heritage assets.
- <1> SEX4 DESC TEXT: Unknown. 1960 onwards. SMR form unknown.
- <2> SEX52658 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1990. OS cards. TM02NE34, 1977.
- <3> SEX8369 Article in serial: Edwards, B.J.N.. 1960. Excavation at Great Bromley. Colchester Archaeological Group Bulletin. Vol 2, p42.
- <4> SEX8370 Aerial Photograph: NMR. 1975. TM0825/2/96-98. Date 1975:7.
- <5> SEX8371 Aerial Photograph: NMR. 1976. TM0726/9/195-196. Date 1976:6.
- <6> SEX8372 Aerial Photograph: Farrands, R.H.. 1980. 230.7. Date 1980:7.
- <7> SEX8373 Aerial Photograph: CUCAP. 1980. CMP 31, 33.
- <8> SEX8495 Serial: Colchester Archaeological Group. 1963. Colchester Archaeological Group Annual Bulletin, Vol. 6. 6. pp. 40-44.
- <9> SEX10430 Serial: McMaster, I.. 1981. Colchester Archaeological Group Annual Bulletin. 24.
- <10> SEX75710 Report: ECC. Essex Planning Department.
- <11> SEX69576 Aerial Photograph: Strachan, D.. 1996. CP/96/21A/1.
- <12> SEX74148 Aerial Photograph (Digital): Saunders, H.. 2019. EX19/03/001-014.
- <13> SEX74732 Aerial Photograph (Digital): Saunders, H.. 2023. EX23/03/038-44.
- <14> SEX74910 Aerial Photograph (Digital): Saunders, H.. 2021. EX21/02/031-036.
- <15> SEX74918 Aerial Photograph (Digital): Saunders, H.. 2021. EX21/03/024-030.
- <16> SEX22419 Map: Ingle, C.J., Strachan, D., Tyler, S. and Saunders, H.. 1993-2017. NMP Cropmark Plot - 1:10,000. paper. 1:10,000.
Related Events (2)
Other References
- Old SMR Number: TM02-028
- NRHE identifier: 386192