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Interesting crop mark near Eshott
Hello everybody,
This is my first real posting and I am looking forward to your feedback. You may or may not be aware that, if you use Google Earth, you are able to scroll back about half a dozen different images over the last 15 years or so. Using this facility, I have noticed a rather distinct "squarish" crop mark in a field between Eshott and Eshott Airfield. The 2002 and 2009 images show the mark very clearly. I cannot really see anything in the 2006, 2012 or 2013 images, certainly nothing there if is wasn't already aware of it, maybe a hint of a dark mark in 2012 and maybe a hint of a light mark in 2013 but you need to look at the original resolution (i.e. not the 850 x 521 required by the forum). Anyway, over to you archaeology experts. Is it a Roman staging post, an iron age enclosure or what? I've no idea but there is certainly something there. Maybe to do with the airfield? A bit more information will follow when I have sorted it out properly. Regards, Ricardo67 |
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Hi Ricardo, Fascinating photographs and that mark looks quite a size. I've had a look on the historical side by side maps and if I'm in the right neck of the woods I think it could be Eshott Castle. Nice and square. http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/side-...&right=BingHyb
No, I think I'm in the wrong field looking at the modern Google map. Last edited by janwhin; 15-07-2017 at 10:09 AM. |
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Yes, your second observation is correct. They are quite far apart.
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Keys to the past has it as - "Iron Age or Roman period enclosure 200m south-east of Blackbrook Farm
EASTING: 419210 NORTHING: 598040 |
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Quote:
https://www.gridreferencefinder.com/ takes you straight to that point. |
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