Cropmarks of undated enclosures linear features, field boundaries and trackways south of Ardleigh village (EHER 2542)
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Summary
Extensive cropmarks of undated enclosures, linear features, field boundaries and trackways on the same alignment as the main Ardleigh complex are visible on aerial photographs. Also present is a subcircular enclosure cut and obscured by a field boundary and a possible rectangular enclosure.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 051 290 (418m by 510m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | ARDLEIGH, TENDRING, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Linear features, field boundaries and trackways on the same alignment as the main Ardleigh complex.
At TM 05102917 there is a subcircular enclosure cut and obscured by a field boundary. Numerous pit marks and some periglacial features.
At TM 05152885, there is a possible rectangular enclosure, which may be the result of trackways bisecting each other although there appears to be an entrance on the south side. <1>-<11>
Mapped on the NMP <12>
Information from NRHE:
Cropmarks south of Ardleigh.
See also <13> <14>.
Sources
- <1> SEX4 DESC TEXT: Unknown. 1960 onwards. SMR form unknown.
- <2> SEX52658 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1990. OS cards. TM02NE47, 1977.
- <3> SEX8926 Aerial Photograph: CUCAP. 1959. ZK96. Date 1959:7.
- <4> SEX8927 Aerial Photograph: CUCAP. 1972. BSS 8, 11-12. Date 1972:7.
- <5> SEX8928 Aerial Photograph: Farrands, R.H.. 1980. 232.31.
- <6> SEX8929 Aerial Photograph: NMR. 1978. TM0528/1256/272, 276. Date 1978:6.
- <7> SEX8930 Aerial Photograph: McMaster, I.. 1980. 8, 9, 10. Date 1980:7.
- <8> SEX8931 Aerial Photograph: Farrands, R.H.. 1977. 160.8.
- <9> SEX57639 Aerial Photograph: Rogers, P.. 1986. 36/7-8.
- <10> SEX69586 Aerial Photograph: Strachan, D.. 1997. CP/97/31/4-5.
- <11> SEX69587 Aerial Photograph: Saunders, H.. 2002. CP/02/09/4-6.
- <12> SEX22419 Map: Ingle, C.J., Strachan, D., Tyler, S. and Saunders, H.. 1993-2017. NMP Cropmark Plot - 1:10,000. paper. 1:10,000.
- <13> SEX77029 Aerial Photograph: CUCAP. St Joseph BJJ 8 11 12.
- <14> SEX75710 Report: ECC. Essex Planning Department. Essex County Planning Dept No 115.
Other References
- Old SMR Number: TM02-115
- NRHE identifier: 386205
- National Monuments Record: TM 02 NE 47