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Monument Number 28507
Hob Uid: 28507
Location : Redcar and Cleveland Guisborough
Grid Ref : NZ6140013800
Summary : Ploughed down earthwork alleged to be a camp with a tower in a history of 1846. No trace of any tower has been found and the earthwork is probably associated with nearby boundary banks.
More information : NZ614138 Earthwork (NR). (1) A camp situated in a fir wood to the east of Highcliffe Nab measured 300 ft on the east side, 86 ft on the west and 150 ft on the north side. The south slope was strongest and contained a stone tower 12 ft by 12 ft. (2) Not an antiquity. This alleged earthwork is situated on relatively steep slope, running south to north, overlooked by the high ground at Potter's Ridge and on the east and in no way can it be deemed defensive. No trace of alleged tower mentioned in authority 2. (See NZ 61 SW 15 for associated boundary banks). (3) NZ 614138 Earthwork partly ploughed down by Forestry Commission. (4)

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Source details : OS 6" 1959
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Source details : Rev ONB 80
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Source details : Hist of Cleveland 1846 122-3 (J W Ord)
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Source details : F1 FDC 24-JUN-53
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Source details : Corr 6" (R H Hayes Feb 1959)
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Monument Period Name : Uncertain
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Monument Type : Bank (Earthwork), Tower
Evidence : Earthwork, Documentary Evidence

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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : NZ 61 SW 16
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Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1953-06-24
End Date : 1953-06-24

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Monument Number 28507