Monument record MCC7724 - East of Hardy's Green, Birch

Summary

Cropmarks: linear features, possibly field boundaries.

Location

Grid reference Centred TL 937 207 (828m by 1156m)
Map sheet TL92SW
Civil Parish BIRCH, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

Cropmarks: linear features, possibly field boundaries. <1><2><3>

Cropmarks of a large rectangular enclosure, irregular enclosure, field and track boundaries and at least two small rectangular features. Series of field enclosures and other linear features: many pits and also post-medieval field boundaries. There is a rectangular enclosure, c.90m across, with adjoining linear features and trackway at TL 93652078, and a D-shaped enclosure, c.50-60m across, to the west of this enclosure. In between, there are at least two small square-shaped cropmarks, c.8-9m across. There is also a small square-shaped enclosure, c.17m across, c.150m to the north at TL93722057. <1> - <10>

Sources/Archives (16)

  • <1> DESC TEXT: unknown. 1960 0nwards. SMR form unknown.
  • <2> Map: Ingle, CJ, Strachan, D, Tyler, S and Saunders, H. 1993-2012. NMP Cropmark Plot - 1:10,000.
  • <3> AP: unknown. 1974. TL 9321-1-396,397.
  • <4> AP: Rogers, P. 1990. 36/1-7.
  • <5> AP: Rogers, P. 1990. 35/15.
  • <6> AP: Rogers, P. 1993. SWBW16/7-8.
  • <7> AP: NMR. 1974. TL9320/1/393, 395.
  • <8> AP: NMR. 1975. TL9319/1/140-141.
  • <9> AP: NMR. 1975. TL9320/3/137-138.
  • <10> AP: NMR. 1974. TL9420/1/362.
  • <11> AP: NMR. 1979. TL9320/1/51.
  • <12> AP: NMR. 1977. TL9320/4/106-108.
  • <13> AP: NMR. 1979. SF 1573, frame no 120,123,127,129,132,142,457.
  • <14> AP: CUCAP. 1976. BXX 73-74,76; BXR 76,78,82; BXN 20.
  • <15> AP (Digital): Saunders, Helen. 2013. EX13/03/171-179.
  • <16> AP (Digital): Saunders, Helen. 2014. EX14/02/052-063, 074-076.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Jun 10 2016 4:19PM

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