Bronze Age cropmarks of roundbarrows, Wivenhoe Road (EHER 2608)
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Summary
Cropmarks of ring ditches which represent ploughed-level Bronze Age round barrows.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 0620 2119 (365m by 275m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | ALRESFORD, TENDRING, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Aerial photographs depict cropmarks of the ring ditch. <1> - <5>
The ring-ditch appears to have a central pit on 2009 photography <6> Mapped on the NMP <7>
An additional ring ditch which represents a Bronze Age ploughed-level round barrow was recorded in 2019 <8>
Sources
- <1> SEX4 DESC TEXT: Unknown. 1960 onwards. SMR form unknown.
- <2> SEX52658 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1990. OS cards. TM02SE17, 1977.
- <3> SEX9195 Aerial Photograph: CUCAP. 1976. BWT 50.
- <4> SEX9180 Aerial Photograph: Potato Marketing Board. 1974. PMB/4/038/74/195.
- <5> SEX52235 Aerial Photograph: Tyler, S.. 1986. Alresford.
- <6> SEX69447 Aerial Photograph (Digital): Saunders, H.. 2009. EX09_05_057-064.
- <7> SEX22419 Map: Ingle, C.J., Strachan, D., Tyler, S. and Saunders, H.. 1993-2017. NMP Cropmark Plot - 1:10,000. paper. 1:10,000.
- <8> SEX74428 Aerial Photograph (Digital): Saunders, H.. 2019. EX19/06/037-039.
Other References
- Old SMR Number: TM02-168