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| Name: | CAUSEWAYED ENCLOSURE & OTHER CROPMARKS, Roman occupation |
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| HER No.: | 585 |
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| Type of Record: | Monument |
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Summary
An extensive area of cropmarks comprising causewayed enclosure, E-W straight double ditches (?cursus/?Roman road), and several other enclosures & enclosure groups. Roman occupation evidence recovered from excavations (1951-2) and field-walking.
Full Description
Crop marks show an interrupted ditch system, or causewayed enclosure, comprising three concentric ditch circuits, overlain by a series of rectilinear enclosures and other features. The causewayed enclosure is of Neolithic date and the other features are likely to be Iron Age or Roman. The cropmarks lie on a gravel island between two bands of alluvium. West of the main area, linear cropmarks can be seen, including parallel linears thought to be a trackway.
Excavations in 1951-1952 reportedly uncovered a hearth, and found 4th century pottery. Pottery of 2nd to 4th century date was found during field-walking in 1982.
The site is a Scheduled Ancient Monument (County No. 78).
Protected Status: None recorded
Monument Type(s):
- CAUSEWAYED ENCLOSURE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- ENCLOSURE (Roman/Romano-British - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
- ROAD (Roman/Romano-British - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
- HEARTH (4th Century to 5th Century - 301 AD? to 400 AD?)
Associated Finds: None recorded
Associated Events: None recorded
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