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Circular cropmark at Ferriers Farm, 190m south-west of Hill Farm is a prehistoric monument consisting of a circular ditched enclosure visible as a cropmark in the landscape near Widdington in Essex. The feature appears on aerial photographs as a ring-ditched circular structure, indicating the remains of a substantial earthwork of probable Bronze Age date. Such monuments typically functioned as domestic, ritual, or ceremonial enclosures, though their precise purpose remains uncertain. The site's survival as a cropmark rather than as upstanding earthwork reflects the impact of medieval and post-medieval agricultural activity on the Essex landscape.
Circular cropmark at Ferriers Farm, 190m south-west of Hill Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010501. View the official record →
Circular cropmark at Ferriers Farm, 190m south-west of Hill Farm is a prehistoric monument consisting of a circular ditched enclosure visible as a cropmark in the landscape near Widdington in Essex. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010501.
Circular cropmark at Ferriers Farm, 190m south-west of Hill Farm is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1010501.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman villa south of Alphamstone church (2 km), Castle Mound: a motte 40m north of St John's Church (2 km), Monument in Colne Park (4.6 km).
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