Bronze Age round barrow, ring ditch and additional undated cropmarks, Foxash estate (EHER 2726)
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Summary
Rectilinear field system with two irregular small enclosures within it and one ring ditch. The ring ditch may be the remains of a Bronze Age round barrow is the tumulus recorded by Mr P G Lower in 1922. A second ring ditch measures approximately 110 feet in diameter.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 0695 3035 (895m by 589m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | ARDLEIGH, TENDRING, ESSEX |
| Civil Parish | LAWFORD, TENDRING, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Rectilinear field system with two irregular small enclosures within it and one ring ditch. <1> - <9>
Marked on the NMP. <10>
Information from two NRHE records
TM 06953046. Behind holding No 47 a slight mound lies beneath a glasshouse - certainly the tumulus recorded by Mr P G Lower in 1922. <2>
TM 07073050. Crop mark of a ring ditch approximately 110 ft diameter. <2>
Sources
- <1> SEX15 DESC TEXT: Priddy, D.A.. unknown. SMR.
- <2> SEX9679 DESC TEXT: McMaster, I.. 1971. Colchester Archaeological Group Annual Bulletin. Vol 14, p17-p18.
- <3> SEX52658 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1990. OS cards. TM03SE29, 1976.
- <4> SEX9681 Aerial Photograph: CUCAP. 1959. ZL2, 5, 7.
- <5> SEX9682 Aerial Photograph: CUCAP. 1968. AUQ 60.
- <6> SEX9683 Aerial Photograph: CUCAP. 1972. BIP 7.
- <7> SEX9684 Aerial Photograph: CUCAP. 1972. BJS 29.
- <8> SEX9685 Aerial Photograph: CUCAP. 1975. BUZ 88, 89.
- <9> SEX9686 Aerial Photograph: NMR. 1978. TM0632/2/23-24, 26. Date 1978:7.
- <10> 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 (1)
Other References
- Old SMR Number: TM03-025
- NRHE identifier: 386568
- National Monuments Record: TM 03 SE 6
- NRHE identifier: 386594
- National Monuments Record: TM 03 SE 29