Monument record MCC8901 - Possible Decoy Pond, East of Bromans Farm, East Mersea

Summary

Possible decoy pond, marked on 1840 tithe map, and indicated by waterlogged ground.

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Grid reference Centred TM 065 148 (96m by 160m)
Map sheet TM01SE
Civil Parish EAST MERSEA, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

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Possible decoy pond, marked on 1840 tithe map, and indicated by waterlogged ground. Rectilinear patterns may indicate the act of infilling the pond.<1>-<4>

While the pond was not mapped for the NMP three linear ditches ranging from 35m to 47m were mapped.<5>

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  • <1> DESC TEXT: unknown. 1960 0nwards. SMR form unknown.
  • <2> Map: Tithe. 1840. Tithe Map. Tithe Map.
  • <3> AP: NMR. 1977. TM0614/2/152-153.
  • <4> AP: NMR. 1977. TM0614/4/160.
  • <5> Map: Ingle, CJ, Strachan, D, Tyler, S and Saunders, H. 1993-2012. NMP Cropmark Plot - 1:10,000.

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Record last edited

Jun 8 2017 2:00PM

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