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| HHER Number: | 1659 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | EARTHWORKS, THERFIELD |
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Summary - not yet available
Monument Types
- BANK (EARTHWORK) (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1500 AD)
- SHRUNKEN VILLAGE? (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1500 AD)
Protected Status
- SHINE: Medieval Settlement Earthworks, Therfield
Full description
Earthworks, including ditches, platforms and quarry pits, almost certainly the remains of a medieval settlement at Therfield <2>. As OS description, but also some further quarry pits <2>.
The strange shape of the earthworks does not suggest house platforms; they may have more to do with the motte and bailey [67]. See [22] for settlement of Therfield, [4129] for possible manorial site, [4194] for ancient fishpond and [9682] for ditches.
Sources and further reading
| --- | Aerial Photograph: CUCAP. Earthworks of abandoned settlement and cultivation, Therfield. PNO 3265 |
| --- | Aerial Photograph: Herts County Council 25" Vertical Photomaps. Earthworks of ditches, house platforms and quarry pits, Therfield. PNO 3569 |
| --- | Index: OS Records. |
| <1> | Unpublished document: Cave-Penny, Helena (HCC) site report. 4.2.86 |
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