Undated cropmarks of field boundaries, enclosures, pits and ring ditches, Wick Farm, Ardleigh (EHER 2574)
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Summary
Field boundaries, enclosures, pits, ring ditches. Prehistoric pottery and Late Iron Age features were uncovered in the area during trial trenching.(see EHER 45455-45458 for further records).
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 0340 2904 (504m by 442m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | ARDLEIGH, TENDRING, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import.
Cropmarks of field boundaries, enclosures, pits, ring ditches. <1>-<6>
1980 APs show two conjoined rectangular enclosures. The larger enclosure has a possible entrance in the south-east ditch. Also, a large square enclosure with a very wide ditch and a possible entrance in the north-west side. <7> <11>
During trial-trenching in the area prehistoric and Late Iron Age pottery was recovered as well as features dating to the Late Iron Age.<9>
Additional reference <12>
Sources
- <1> SEX9050 DESC TEXT: Savory, L.. unknown. TM02.142.
- <2> SEX52658 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1990. OS cards. TM02NW78, 1977.
- <3> SEX9052 Aerial Photograph: Potato Marketing Board. 1974. PMB/4/039/74/034-036.
- <4> SEX69539 Aerial Photograph: Strachan, D.. 1996. CP/96/21A/6.
- <5> SEX9054 Aerial Photograph: NMR. 1974. TM0229/1/265, 267, 274. Date 1974:7.
- <6> SEX9055 Aerial Photograph: NMR. 1974. TM0428/2/290. Date 1974:7.
- <7> SEX9056 Aerial Photograph: NMR. 1980. TM0329/6/409, 411. Date 1980:6.
- <8> SEX9057 Aerial Photograph: NMR. 1980. TM0329/9/418. Date 1980:6.
- <9> SEX67558 Evaluation Report: Germany, M.. 2006. Wick Farm, Wick Lane, Ardleigh, Essex: Archaeological Trial trenching.
- <10> SEX69540 Aerial Photograph: Saunders, H.. 2002. CP/02/09/09.
- <11> SEX22419 Map: Ingle, C.J., Strachan, D., Tyler, S. and Saunders, H.. 1993-2017. NMP Cropmark Plot - 1:10,000. paper. 1:10,000.
- <12> SEX75710 Report: ECC. Essex Planning Department. Essex Planning Dept No 142. APs (NMR 0229/1/265 & 267).
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Other References
- Old SMR Number: TM02-142
- NRHE identifier: 386356
- National Monuments Record: TM 02 NW 78