Cropmarks of Neolithic long barrow and Bronze Age ring ditches, East of Foxash Estate (EHER 2758)

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Summary

Cropmarks, comprising an oblong enclosure cut by a hedge, It could be interpreted as a small Neolithic long barrow, or mortuary enclosure. Also recorded as cropmarks are ring ditches, some not visible on all air photographs.

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Grid reference	Centred TM 0768 3108 (751m by 561m)
Civil Parish	LAWFORD, TENDRING, ESSEX

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Description

Cropmarks, comprising an oblong enclosure cut by a hedge. It has a rounded end in which an entrance is centrally placed, and is oriented roughly E-W. Two small features just inside the entrance may be pits or geological. It could be interpreted as a small long barrow, or mortuary enclosure. To the E is a ring ditch, to the N is a ditched trackway and an irregular enclosure with several small ring ditches within-possibly fairy rings. <1> - <18> 1996 AP's hint at further ring-ditches but these are not clear enough to map <19> Mapped on the NMR <20> Information from three NRHE records. TM 07673119. Crop mark of ring ditch. <21> <22> TM 077312. One double concentric ring ditch and a D-shaped enclosure were noted as cropmarks in 1982 in an area currently laid down to cereals and formerly used as a commercial orchard. The D-shaped enclosure contains features which may be burials or hut circles. <23> TM 0775 3125. Circular foundations reported by M Parrington in August 1940. Crop mark thought to be a ring ditch possibly same site. <24> <2> Nothing visible on RAF air photographs. <25> TM 07403115. Crop mark of possible long barrow visible. <3>

Sources

<1> SEX4 DESC TEXT: Unknown. 1960 onwards. SMR form unknown.
<2> SEX7724 Article in serial: McMaster, I.. 1975. A Further Four Years of Aerial Survey 1970-1974. Colchester Archaeological Group Annual Bulletin. 18. 12-25. Vol 18, p24.
<3> SEX9317 Article in serial: McMaster, I.. 1976. Cropmarks. Colchester Archaeological Group Bulletin. Vol 19, p22.
<4> SEX52658 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1990. OS cards. TM03SE07, 1976.
<5> SEX52658 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1990. OS cards. TM03SE27, 1977.
<6> SEX52658 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1990. OS cards. TM03SE30, 1977.
<7> SEX9792 Aerial Photograph: CUCAP. 1976. BXJ 15-17.
<8> SEX9793 Aerial Photograph: CUCAP. 1977. CCS 16.
<9> SEX9794 Aerial Photograph: CUCAP. 1980. CMP 28.
<10> SEX9795 Aerial Photograph: NMR. 1975. TM0830/2/35-36. Date 1975:7.
<11> SEX9796 Aerial Photograph: NMR. 1975. TM0731/2/32. Date 1975:7.
<12> SEX9797 Aerial Photograph: McMaster, I.. unknown. 3.6.
<13> SEX9798 Aerial Photograph: Farrands, R.H.. 1979. 212.13.
<14> SEX9799 Aerial Photograph: Farrands, R.H.. 1976. 134.7.
<15> SEX9800 Aerial Photograph: Farrands, R.H.. 1980. 224.26. Date 1980:6.
<16> SEX9801 Aerial Photograph: Adkins, P.. unknown. TM03-052.
<17> SEX9802 Aerial Photograph: NMR. 1975. TM0731/1/29. Date 1975:7.
<18> SEX9803 Aerial Photograph: Farrands, R.H.. 1974. 123.1. Date 1974:8.
<19> SEX69533 Aerial Photograph: Strachan, D.. 1996. CP/96/52/9-11.
<20> SEX22419 Map: Ingle, C.J., Strachan, D., Tyler, S. and Saunders, H.. 1993-2017. NMP Cropmark Plot - 1:10,000. paper. 1:10,000.
<21> SEX75710 Report: ECC. Essex Planning Department. Essex Planning Dept No 52.
<22> SEX9433 Article in serial: McMaster, I.. 1982. 1982 Cropmarks. Colchester Archaeological Group Bulletin. p. 19-20.
<23> SEX77067 Aerial Photograph: Farrands, R.H.. Farrands 194.7 22.6.76.
<24> SEX12801 Map: Hull, M.R.. 1949. Ordnance Survey Correspondent's sheet - 6'' annotated map (Corr 6") by M.R. Hull. Corr 6" (M R Hull Aug 1949).
<25> SEX77069 Aerial Photograph: RAF. RAF 58/508 5213-4 12.6.50.

Other References

Old SMR Number: TM03-052
NRHE identifier: 386592
NRHE identifier: 386569
National Monuments Record: TM 03 SE 7
NRHE identifier: 386595
National Monuments Record: TM 03 SE 30