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Monument Number 11346
Hob Uid: 11346
Location : Cumbria Eden Hesket
Grid Ref : NY4447449244
Summary : An Iron Age or Roman rectilinear enclosure is visible as cropmarks and shallow earthworks on air photos and on lidar imagery. The enclosure appears to be cut by a slightly sinuous ditch of unknown but later date.
More information : 'U' enclosure cropmark visible at NY 445493. (1) An Iron Age or Roman rectilinear enclosure is visible as cropmarks and shallow earthworks on air photos and on lidar imagery at NY4448 4924. The enclosure appears to be cut by a slightly sinuous ditch of unknown but later date. The enclosure is visible both as a fine cropmarked ditch (less than 3m wide) and a broad shallow earthwork ditch (up to 20m wide), the internal platform measures approximately 85x66m. There is a suggestion of an east facing entrance. The enclosure is in an elevated position above the River Petteril, the northern and western sides and corner of the enclosure run along the edge of the steep gorge cut by the river. It lies opposite the Park House Roman Fort (see UID11338), though separated by the river, and within 500m of the Brougham to Carlisle Roman Road (UID1031541) and the Scalesceugh Roman tilery (UID11340). (2-4)

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Source details : Arch in N Gaz 1975 21
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Source details : APs (CUC)
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Source Number : 2
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Source details : CUCAP AZJ75 30-JUL-1969
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Source details : MAL/79042 V 129 21-OCT-1979
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Source Number : 4
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Source details : LIDAR NY4449 Environment Agency 2M DTM XX-XXX-XXXX
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Iron Age
Display Date : Iron Age
Monument End Date : 43
Monument Start Date : -800
Monument Type : Rectilinear Enclosure
Evidence : Cropmark, Earthwork

Monument Period Name : Roman
Display Date : Roman
Monument End Date : 410
Monument Start Date : 43
Monument Type : Rectilinear Enclosure
Evidence : Cropmark, Earthwork

Monument Period Name : Uncertain
Display Date : Uncertain
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Monument Type : Ditch
Evidence : Cropmark

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External Cross Reference Source : SMR Number (Cumbria)
External Cross Reference Number : 3797
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : NY 44 NW 10
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Relationship type : Is referred to by

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Monument Number 11346