Monument record MCC10206 - Undated enclosure, Langham Moor, Langham

Summary

Large undated enclosure defined by LIDAR survey to the west of Langham Moor, defined as a shallow earthwork (low bank and infilled ditches).

Location

Grid reference Centred TM 0112 3146 (287m by 296m)
Map sheet TM03SW
County ESSEX
Civil Parish LANGHAM, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

An undated enclosure defined by standard image filtering techniques to Lidar datasets downloaded from the Environment Agency's open source data archive. Tim Dennis records (pers comm.February 2015), 'On the ground it will show as a very low raised bank, width approximately 25m. The enclosure may be hexagonal (one side missing), the short axis length (between centres of banks) is ≈170 m, long axis (assuming symmetry) is ≈245 m, area 3.74 ha.'<1>

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Graphic material: Dennis, Tim. 2018. LIDAR survey of Langham Moor, Langham.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Mar 6 2020 12:34PM

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