Monument record MCC7389 - Great Wigborough henge

Summary

Henge type monument discovered by air reconnaissance.

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Grid reference Centred TL 956 144 (324m by 297m)
Map sheet TL91SE
Civil Parish GREAT AND LITTLE WIGBOROUGH, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

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Henge type monument discovered by air reconnaissance (I. McMaster) in July 1977; it is approximately 150 feet in diameter. <1> Circular ditch with two opposed entrances. <2> <3>

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  • <1> DESC TEXT: Hedges, John D. unknown. SMR.
  • <2> AP: unknown. 1977. Tl91-064. Sheet 3, no.5A,4A.
  • <4> Map: Ingle, CJ, Strachan, D, Tyler, S and Saunders, H. 1993-2012. NMP Cropmark Plot - 1:10,000. TL91SE.

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Nov 3 2015 11:41AM

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