Monument record MCC8810 - Red Hill, Wick Marsh, Langenhoe

Summary

Red hill (saltern) RH 71, excavated in 1906 and found to contain briquetage.

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Grid reference Centred TM 0354 1723 (269m by 199m)
Map sheet TM01NW
Civil Parish LANGENHOE, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

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Red hill, excavated in 1906 and found to contain briquetage. 180 ft x 110 ft and 4 ft high. Not visible on air photographs.<1>-<6>

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  • <1> RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. unknown. OS cards. TM01NW15, 1976.
  • <2> DESC TEXT: unknown. 1960 0nwards. SMR form unknown.
  • <3> Graphic material: Reader, FW. unknown. Proc Soc Antiq. Vol 22, pp.173-174.
  • <4> AP: RAF. 1950. 58/514/pt3/5382.
  • <5> AP: RAF. 1950. 58/514/pt3/5383.
  • <6> Monograph: Fawn, A.J., Evans, K.A., McMaster, I. and Davies, G.M.R.. 1990. The Red Hills of Essex. Salt-making in Antiquity.. Gazetteer Serial No. 71.

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Jun 19 2017 1:52PM

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