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Monument Number 1400580
Hob Uid: 1400580
Location : Leeds Ledston, Micklefield
Grid Ref : SE4350031800
Summary : An Iron Age/ Roman coaxial field system, ditches, pits, and enclosures and a Roman roadside quarry and ditches are visible as cropmarks on air photographs. The field system is extensive but fragmentary. It comprises a number of parallel, straight field boundaries on an approximately north south alignment.Incorporated into this field system are nine enclosures. A D-shaped enclosure, curvilinear enclosure and three irregularly shaped enclosures abut the field boundaries. To the south of these is a long, sinuous ditch. Aligned on this ditch are two irregularly shaped enclosures, a rectilinear enclosure and a curvilinear enclosure.A large number of other field boundaries and ditches can also be seen. These enclose more irregularly shaped areas and are on a number of different alignments. Some of these features are directly associated with the coaxial field system but the relationship with others is not as clear.The roadside quarry lies to the south-west adjacent to the Doncaster - Tadcaster Roman road and is partly enclosed by a double ditch, possibly the site of earlier settlement.
More information : An Iron Age/ Roman coaxial field system, ditches, pits, and enclosures and a Roman roadside quarry and ditches are visible as cropmarks on air photographs centred at SE 4357 3180. The field system is extensive but fragmentary. It comprises a number of parallel, straight field boundaries on an approximately north south alignment. Incorporated into this field system are nine enclosures. A D-shaped enclosure (SE 4373 3149), curvilinear enclosure (SE 4383 3147) and three irregularly shaped enclosures (SE 4371 3171, SE 4360 3172 and SE 4327 3198) abut the field boundaries. To the south of these is a long, sinuous ditch. Aligned on this ditch are two irregularly shaped enclosures (SE 4348 3140 and SE 4363 3139), a rectilinear enclosure (SE 4373 3135) and a curvilinear enclosure (SE 4385 3135). A large number of other field boundaries and ditches can also be seen. These enclose more irregularly shaped areas and are on a number of different alignments. Some of these features are directly associated with the coaxial field system but the relationship with others is not as clear. The roadside quarry lies to the south-west at SE 4300 3128, adjacent to the Doncaster - Tadcaster Roman road and is partly enclosed by a double ditch. This mat be the site of earlier settlement. (1-8) Air photographs taken in 2004 show more detail showing as ditch cropmarks of the field system described above. (9) Further air photographs taken in 2006 show an additional D-shaped enclosure aligned on a boundary centred at SE 4343 3203. (10)

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Source details : NMR OS/79052 0140-0141 19-Jun-1979
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Source details : NMR MAL/77021 0214 05-Jul-1977
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Source details : NMR MAL/74036 0188 14-Jun-1974
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Source details : NMR MAL/67056 0113 13-Jun-1967
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Source details : WAS WY 280/0 03-Aug-1996
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Source details : WAS WY 280/2 03-Aug-1996
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Source details : NMR MAL/72027 0112 15-Apr-1972
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Source details : NMR SE4332/2 (16236/37) 07-Jul-1994
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Source Number : 9
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Source details : NMR SE 4331/30 (17958/00) 20-MAY-2004
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Source Number : 10
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Source details : NMR SE 4332/5 (20566/32) 14-JUL-2006
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Monument Period Name : Iron Age
Display Date : Iron Age
Monument End Date : 43
Monument Start Date : -800
Monument Type : Field System, Ditch, Enclosure, D Shaped Enclosure, Rectilinear Enclosure, Curvilinear Enclosure, Pit
Evidence : Cropmark

Monument Period Name : Roman
Display Date : Roman
Monument End Date : 410
Monument Start Date : 43
Monument Type : Field System, Ditch, Enclosure, D Shaped Enclosure, Rectilinear Enclosure, Curvilinear Enclosure, Pit, Quarry
Evidence : Cropmark

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External Cross Reference Source : SMR Number (West Yorkshire)
External Cross Reference Number : 1054
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External Cross Reference Source : SMR Number (West Yorkshire)
External Cross Reference Number : 1055
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SE 43 SW 65
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Relationship type : General association

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Associated Activities :
Activity type : AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH INTERPRETATION
Start Date : 2002-03-04
End Date : 2004-11-09

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Activity type : AERIAL RECONNAISSANCE
Start Date : 2004-01-01
End Date : 2005-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : AERIAL RECONNAISSANCE
Start Date : 2006-04-01
End Date : 2007-03-31

Historic England Research Records

Monument Number 1400580