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| HER Number | MWB3262 |
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| Record Type | Monument |
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| Name | EARTHWORK- MITCHELL COPSE |
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Summary
Probable medieval ringwork with 12th century pottery found on site
Other Statuses and Cross-References
- Berkshire SMR No. (pre 2000): 01321.00.000
- National Monuments Record No.: SU 47 NW 18
SU 4072 7956
Monument Type(s):
- RINGWORK? (11th century to 12th century - 1066 AD to 1200 AD)
- FINDSPOT (12th century - 1101 AD to 1200 AD)
Full Description
RINGWORK FORMED BY A BANK AND OUTER DITCH. OS FIELD VISIT 1964- NO CAUSEWAY OR OBVIOUS ENTRANCE NOTED; NOT A MOTTE AND "INHERENT WEAKNESS" INDICATES LITTLE DEFENSIVE VALUE; OVERLOOKS WOOLLEY DMV. PURPOSE OBSCURE. APS SUGGEST CURVING OUTWORK DITCH ON NE SIDE.
A NUMBER OF PROBABLE EARLY C12TH SHERDS (IDENTIFIED BY READING MUSEUM) WERE FOUND ON THE SURFACE- OS FIELD VISIT 1964
The feature was apparently visible as a cropmark measuring 46m in diameter; it was mapped from aerial photographs during the Lambourn Downs National Mapping Programme <5><6>. However the landuse in this area appears to have been woodland since the First Edition Ordnance Survey <8> and earthwork hachures are recorded on the 7th Epoch <9>.
The ring is clearly visible on early 21st century LiDAR data modelling <10>.
Sources and further reading
| <01> | 1960. The Archaeological News Letter 1960 6 No 12. P285 (E Kaines Thomas). [Article in serial / SWB7023] |
| <02> | Berkshire Archaeological Society. 1965-6. Berkshire Archaeological Journal 1965-6 62. 62. In ADS Journals. 10.5284/1000017. P74 - WRONG REFERENCE?. [Article in serial / SWB10027]
http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archives/view/berks_bas_2007/journal.cfm?volume=62 (Accessed 31/08/2016) |
| <03> | Ordnance Survey. 1960s-70s. Ordnance Survey Field Investigators Comments. F1 NVQ 08-MAR-64. [Personal observation / SWB14640] |
| <04> | Cathcart King, D J. 1983. Castellarium Anglicanum: an index and bibliography of the castles in England, Wales and the islands. Vol 1, p13. [Monograph / SWB147232] |
| <05> | English Heritage. 2002. The Lambourn Downs: A Report for the National Mapping Programme. On Historic England website. https://doi.org/10.5284/1052232. [Unpublished document / SWB13937]
https://www.historicengland.org.uk/images-books/publications/lambourn-downs-report-nmp/ (Accessed 15/09/2015) |
| <06> | 05/08/1983. NMRSU4079/3/1060-1. [Photograph / SWB3623] |
| <07> | 05/08/1983. NMRSU4079/4/1062-3. [Photograph / SWB3624] |
| <08> | Landmark. 1872-85. Digital Ordnance Survey Mapping Epoch 1, 1:2500 (25 inch). Digital. 1:2500. [Map / SWB14341] |
| <09> | Ordnance Survey. c. 1980. Ordnance Survey Epoch 7. 1:10560. [Map / SWB14666] |
| <10> | Environment Agency. 1999-2017. LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) Digital Model. Digital. [Digital archive / SWB148907] |
Related Monuments
| MWB3263 | Mitchell Copse - curvilinear feature (Monument) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
| EWB608 | The Lambourn Downs - National Mapping Programme |
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