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Monument details

Summary

A small circular enclosure and a short bank are visible as earthworks on 1940s aerial photographs. The enclosure measures 12m in diameter and is defined by a ditch. The bank lies 7m north of the enclosure; it is aligned c.W-E and a total length of 30m is visible. The function of the enclosure and bank is unclear but they are likely to be agricultural in origin and medieval or post-medieval in date. Examination of modern aerial photographs indicates that they still exist as earthworks.

Monument Types

• BANK (EARTHWORK) (Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
• CURVILINEAR ENCLOSURE (Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)

Full description

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A small circular enclosure and a short bank are visible as earthworks on 1940s RAF vertical aerial photographs [1]. The enclosure measures 12m in diameter and is defined by a ditch; no gap or entrance is visible through the ditch. The bank lies 7m north of the enclosure. It is aligned c.W-E, is c.5m in wide and a total length of 30m is visible. The function of the enclosure and bank is unclear but they are likely to be agricultural in origin and medieval or post-medieval in date. A similar, but larger, circular enclosure of probable similar date (MWX43332) lies north of the River Stour, see Related Monuments, it is possible that it also had a similar function. Examination of modern aerial photographs indicates that these features still exist as earthworks [2].

A transcription of the features recorded from aerial photography exists within a GIS layer held by this HER [3].

<2> Google Earth (Graphic material). SWX15704.

<3> Wessex Archaeology, 2009-10, South-East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey - Aerial Photographic Transcriptions (Digital archive). SWX15705.

<3> Wessex Archaeology, 2011, South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey - (SE RCZAS) Phase 1: National Mapping Programme Report (Unpublished document). SKE25955.

<3> Cornwall Council Historic Environment Projects and Gloucestershire County Council, 2011, South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Components 1&2: Results of NMP Mapping (Unpublished document). SKE25954.

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