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Ring ditches SW of Reed Island is a Neolithic or Bronze Age ceremonial monument located in Essex. The site consists of circular ditched enclosures, typical of ritual or domestic structures from these prehistoric periods. Ring ditches of this type are thought to represent the remains of barrows, henge monuments, or settlement enclosures, though their precise function remains subject to archaeological interpretation. The monument survives as cropmark evidence, indicating subsurface archaeological deposits that merit careful investigation and conservation.
Ring ditches SW of Reed Island is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002135. View the official record →
Ring ditches SW of Reed Island is a Neolithic or Bronze Age ceremonial monument located in Essex. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002135.
Ring ditches SW of Reed Island 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 1002135.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow W of Lawford Hall (1 km), Neolithic enclosure 510m north-east of Lawford House (1.9 km), Mistley Towers (3.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Ring ditches SW of Reed Island's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Ring ditches SW of Reed Island stands on Thames Group, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.