Site Event/Activity record ENT4556 - Topographic Survey of Rectilinear Earthwork in Birklands, Sherwood Forest

Location

Location Birklands, Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire
Grid reference Centred SK 60728 68244 (31m by 1m)
Map sheet SK66NW
District Newark
Civil Parish Edwinstowe, Newark

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Nottinghamshire County Council

Date

2008

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Description

The survey sought to identify the square double-ditched enclosure recorded by Major Hayman Rooke in the early 19th c. The earthwork recorded in this survey is assumed to be the same one, as the dimensions, shape, and location are quite similar.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • --- Unpublished document: A. Gaunt. 2008. An Ancient Work in Birklands: A Topographic Survey of an Earthwork in Sherwood Forest National Nature Reserve.
  • --- Published document: Rooke H. 1799. A Sketch of the Ancient and Present State of Sherwood Forest, Mansfield.

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

  • Rectilinear Earthwork (Monument)

Record last edited

Jan 21 2020 1:07PM

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