Monument record MCC8666 - Red Hill, c.300m west of Sampson's Creek, Little Wigborough

Summary

A red hill (saltern) visible as a soilmark on aerial photographs, c.300m west of Sampson's Creek, Little Wigborough.

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Grid reference Centred TL 994 140 (89m by 97m)
Map sheet TL91SE
Civil Parish GREAT AND LITTLE WIGBOROUGH, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

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A red hill visible as a soilmark on aerial photographs. It is worthy of note that the field boundary respects the red earth, which would suggest that the site was still represented by significant mound when the field system developed.<1>

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> AP: Strachan, David. 1995. CP/95/32/9.
  • <2> Map: Ingle, CJ, Strachan, D, Tyler, S and Saunders, H. 1993-2012. NMP Cropmark Plot - 1:10,000. TL91SE.

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Jun 20 2017 1:19PM

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