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A group of four shallow circular earthworks, interpreted as a hay stack stance, is visible on 1940s aerial photographs. They appear to have been plough-levelled by the 1960s as aerial photographs of this date show them as a cropmarks.
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A group of four shallow circular earthworks are visible on 1940s RAF vertical aerial photographs [1]. They measure between 10-12m in diameter and are interpreted as a hay stack stance, a mound for the drying and storage of hay in the damp environment of a riverside meadow. They appears to have been plough-levelled by the 1960s as Ordnance Survey vertical aerial photographs of this date show them as cropmarks [2]. Similar features have been recorded across the floor of the Stour Valley between Upstreet and the coast and this part of the valley has a particularly dense concentration (see Related Monuments). They appear to represent an integral part of the medieval or post-medieval farming landscape in this area.
A transcription of the features recorded from aerial photography exists within a GIS layer held by this HER [3].
<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South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Components 1&2: Results of NMP Mapping (Unpublished document).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.
MWX43348 | Parent of: Hay stack stance, Ash Levels (Monument) |
MWX43349 | Parent of: Hay stack stance, Ash Levels (Monument) |
MWX43350 | Parent of: Hay stack stance, Ash Levels (Monument) |
MWX43289 | Parent of: Hay stack stance, south of the Stour, Ash (Monument) |
MWX43290 | Parent of: Hay stack stance, south of the Stour, Ash (Monument) |
MWX43296 | Parent of: Hay stack stance, south of the Stour, Ash (Monument) |
MWX43298 | Parent of: Hay stack stances and a bank, south of the Stour, Ash (Monument) |
MWX43281 | Parent of: Hay stack stances and possible flood bank, south of River Stour, Ash (Monument) |
MWX43302 | Parent of: Hay stack stances and ridge and furrow, south of the Stour, Ash (Monument) |
MWX43237 | Parent of: Hay stack stances south of the River Stour (Monument) |
MWX43238 | Parent of: Hay stack stances south of the River Stour (Monument) |
MWX43287 | Parent of: Hay stack stances, east of Corner Drove, Ash (Monument) |
MWX43288 | Parent of: Hay stack stances, east of Corner Drove, Ash (Monument) |
MWX43278 | Parent of: Hay stack stances, south of the Stour, Ash (Monument) |
MWX43294 | Parent of: Hay stack stances, south of the Stour, Ash (Monument) |
MWX43295 | Parent of: Hay stack stances, south of the Stour, Ash (Monument) |
MWX43297 | Parent of: Hay stack stances, south of the Stour, Ash (Monument) |
MWX43299 | Parent of: Hay stack stances, south of the Stour, Ash (Monument) |
MWX43300 | Parent of: Hay stack stances, south of the Stour, Ash (Monument) |
MWX43325 | Parent of: Haystack stance, Fleming Valley, Ash Levels (Monument) |
MWX43334 | Parent of: Haystack stance, Minster Marshes (Monument) |
MWX43335 | Parent of: Haystack stance, Minster Marshes (Monument) |
MWX43333 | Parent of: Haystack stances and a ditch, south of the Stour (Monument) |
MWX43323 | Parent of: Haystack stances, Fleming Valley, Ash Levels (Monument) |
MWX43324 | Parent of: Haystack stances, Fleming Valley, Ash Levels (Monument) |
MWX43352 | Part of: Hay stack stance, Ash Levels (Monument) |
MWX43356 | Part of: Hay stack stance, Ash Levels (Monument) |
MWX43357 | Part of: Hay stack stance, Ash Levels (Monument) |
MWX43358 | Part of: Hay stack stance, Ash Levels (Monument) |
MWX43359 | Part of: Hay stack stance, Ash Levels (Monument) |
MWX43360 | Part of: Hay stack stance, Ash Levels (Monument) |
MWX43362 | Part of: Hay stack stance, Ash Levels (Monument) |
MWX43363 | Part of: Hay stack stance, Ash Levels (Monument) |
MWX43364 | Part of: Hay stack stance, Ash Levels (Monument) |
MWX43365 | Part of: Hay stack stance, Ash Levels (Monument) |