Marsh Lane East Site 2: ring ditch
Location/Address
None recorded
Type
Other site, structure or landscape
Assets that cannot fit any of the other categories. This category includes sites of archaeological interest, where the original form and function may not be apparent without the use of archaeological techniques and interpretation.Description
Northern most of two ring ditches excavated at Marsh Lane East contained a cremation burial in an Early Bronze Age Collared Urn
Dimensions - Radius 0009 m
Plan Form - ANNULAR
RING DITCH, PROBABLY PLOUGHED-OUT ROUND BARROW. VISIBLE ON AP AS CROPMARK, NO TRACE ON GROUND IN A FIELD OF CROP. NO FINDS MADE DURING PLOUGHING OR PERAMBULATION (B1-5).
PLOTTED AT 1:2500 (B3-4).
The area excavation undertaken by Oxford Archaeology investigated both ring ditches and found that the northernmost of the two ring-ditches had a rounded profile and was 1.05m deep. The fill contained Middle Bronze Age pottery. A central feature contained a collared urn of Early Bronze Age date containing the cremation of an adult male. The upper fills of both ring-ditches contained residual Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age pottery. Two small pits were located within the vicinity of the ring-ditches and contained Middle and Late Bronze Age pottery (B11).
Statement of Significance
Asset type
Northern most of two ring ditches excavated at Marsh Lane East contained a cremation burial in an Early Bronze Age Collared Urn
Date Listed
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