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Summary

A rectilinear enclosure of probable prehistoric date is visible as a dark cropmark on aerial photographs of 2020, on the west-facing slopes to the south of Chapple Copse, Broadwoodkelly parish.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• RECTILINEAR ENCLOSURE (Early Iron Age to Roman - 700 BC (Between) to 409 AD (Between))

Full description

Smart, C., 2023, Aerial Photograph Interpretation (Personal Comment). SDV366138.

A rectilinear enclosure of probable prehistoric date is visible as a dark cropmark on aerial photographs of 2020, on the west-facing slopes to the south of Chapple Copse, Broadwoodkelly parish.

Google, 2023, Google Earth Pro, XX-MAY-2020 (Aerial Photograph). SDV365802.

Enclosure ditches are visible as cropmarks.

Hegarty, C., 2024, Comment on Unlocking Landscapes project lidar interpretation and associated aerial photograph interpretations (Personal Comment). SDV366085.

A cropmark of a ditch is visible on aerial photographs 2020, defining a rectilinear enclosure approximately 30m square on the west-facing slopes to the south of Chapple Copse. No entrance can be confidently identified. Linear cropmarks 20m to 40m to the east of the enclosure might represent associated enclosures or field boundaries, but are likely to be geological in origin.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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