Monument record MCC9334 - Undated cropmarks east of Great Horkesley

Summary

A cropmark complex east of Great Horkesley.

Location

Grid reference Centred TL 9790 3078 (314m by 539m)
Map sheet TL93SE
County ESSEX
Civil Parish GREAT HORKESLEY, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

Google Earth (2000) shows numerous linear features, that are infilled enclosure ditches/field boundaries.<1>

Archaeological strip, map and excavation during the construction of an Anglian Water pipeline in 2014-15 defined ditches and pits, one of which was dated to the first half of the 1st century AD (Late Pre-Roman Iron Age). See MCC10123.<2>

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> AP (Digital): Google Earth. 2000. Aerial photograph of cropmarks east of Great Horkesley.
  • <2> EXCAV REPORT: Rees, Gareth. 2016. Braintree PZ Supply Demand Balance: Great Horkesley to Ardleigh, Essex. Archaeological Strip, Map and Monitoring. OAE Report 1685.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (1)

Record last edited

Jul 3 2017 11:51AM

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