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| HER Number | MWB22973 |
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| Record Type | Monument |
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| Name | Possible park boundary or trackway, Wokefield Park |
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Summary
Medieval or post medieval curvilinear ditch and bank once visible as a cropmark in aerial photographs, perhaps a park pale, but lost under golf course development
Other Statuses and Cross-References
- National Monuments Record No.: SU 66 NE 60
SU6771965572 - Pastscape Mon No or Hob UID: 1601633
SU6771965572
Monument Type(s):
- BOUNDARY BANK (Medieval to Late 19th century - 1066 AD? to 1900 AD?)
- PARK PALE? (Medieval to Late 19th century - 1066 AD? to 1900 AD?)
- TRACKWAY? (Medieval to Late 19th century - 1066 AD? to 1900 AD?)
Full Description
The Silchester Iron Age Environs mapping project <1> recorded a possible medieval or post medieval park boundary or trackway, visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs <2> within Wokefield Park. The boundary is formed of a curvilinear bank with a ditch on part of its eastern side. It extends from SU 67624 65733 to SU 67809 65410, a total distance of approximately 400 m. This feature may be associated with the documented medieval deer park <3>; however a ditch would usually be on the inside of a deer enclosure, suggesting that the park was to the east of this curving boundary. A post medieval trackway appears to cut through the boundary bank (NRHE 1601640).
The area was redeveloped as a golf course at the end of the 20th century <4>, and no cropmark can be seen in later aerial images <5>.
Sources and further reading
| <01> | Truscoe, K. 2017. Silchester Iron Age Environs Project: Aerial Photograph and Lidar Survey Results. 77/2017. WBC Network. [Unpublished document / SWB149642]
https://historicengland.org.uk/research/results/reports/77-2017 (Accessed on 05/01/2022) |
| <02> | RAF. 12/05/1954. RAF 58/1434 F21 0031-3. Aerial Photo. [Photograph / SWB149530] |
| <03> | Berkshire Archaeological Society. 1979-80. Berkshire Archaeological Journal 1979-80 70. 70. In ADS Journals. 10.5284/1000017. p67-79 The Medieval Parks of Berkshire by J M Catherly and L M Cantor. [Article in serial / SWB6837]
http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archives/view/berks_bas_2007/journal.cfm?volume=70 (Accessed 07/09/2016) |
| <04> | UK Perspectives. 12/09/1999. Berkshire Aerial Survey 1999 (digital aerial photographs). Aerial Photo. Digital. 1:7000. [Photograph / SWB148906] |
| <05> | 2021. West Berkshire Council Aerial Survey 2021 (digital aerial photographs). Aerial Photo. Digital. [Photograph / SWB150450] |
Related Monuments
| MWB16188 | Wokefield Park (formerly Oakfield Park) (Landscape) |
| MWB22972 | Former field boundaries, parish boundaries or trackways, Wokefield Park (Monument) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
| EWB1507 | The Silchester Environs Iron Age Project - aerial photograph and LiDAR interpretation |
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