Element record L11974 - Ring ditches at Holme Pierrepont Quarry

Summary

RING DITCH (Unknown)

Location

Grid reference SK 62500 38599 (point)
Map sheet SK63NW
District Rushcliffe
Civil Parish Holme Pierrepont, Rushcliffe

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Ring S, probably 4.0-4.5m diameter, but only a small part was exposed. Ring T, c.7.5m in diameter. Ring U, c.6m diameter, a pair of curved gullies, may not even be a ring. No dating evidence from any of these. Ring K (visible on AP), c.7m in diameter. Penannular, with SE causeway. A couple of heat cracked pebbles and fragment of stone axe from its fill, ground plan resembles nothing so much as a 'mini-henge' of the Neolithic. (1)
See L11976 for ring ditches associated with early med cemetery, L8047 and L11973 for larger circles, L9283 for later enclosures and boundaries.


Data Held: Aerial Photograph (Aerial photograph). SNT2645.

1 BW print, JAP 40/20, SMR

<1> TPA, Dec 2008, Holme Pierrepont Quarry in Notts. Archaeological Excavations & Watching-Briefs in 1999 - 2003, pp 33 - 36 (Unpublished document). SNT2326.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • --- Aerial photograph: Data Held: Aerial Photograph.
  • <1> Unpublished document: TPA. Dec 2008. Holme Pierrepont Quarry in Notts. Archaeological Excavations & Watching-Briefs in 1999 - 2003. pp 33 - 36.

Finds (2)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

Record last edited

Jan 19 2023 7:34PM

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