Element record L1502 - Enclosure complex, Thoroton

Summary

ENCLOSURE (Unknown); LINEAR FEATURE (Unknown); RING DITCH (Unknown)

Location

Grid reference Centred SK 76326 43361 (396m by 378m)
Map sheet SK74SE
District Rushcliffe
Civil Parish Thoroton, Rushcliffe

Map

Type and Period (3)

Full Description

5 small enclosures, 2 pairs, and a fifth which may be part of a pair, and some linear features, W of the Thoroton - Shelton road. The single enclosure has an entrance. Pickering 70 shows another pair of enclosures, and another very doubtful enclosure to the W. In NE corner of the field to the S, a possible ring ditch. This field is heavily pitted and might have other features in it. (1)
The site is level arable land, to the N of the bisecting hedgerow under dense uncut barley and weeds. The S part has been cleared of crop but nothing of interest was seen. (2)
Morph: 218.8.1 & 218.9.1 unknown prehistoric enclosures, 218.10.1 unknown prehistoric ditch, 218.11.1 unknown prehistoric enclosure. (3)
See L1503, L1504 for nearby finds.


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

1 BW print, Pickering J, 257/15A, SMR

<1> Pickering J, Air photos (Aerial photograph). SNT1148.

Other Refs: 13614/20-23, 257/15A, 1426/8,10,11 (NLAP SK 7643/1-5,10,12,13)

<2> Seaman BH, 1974, Pers Comm (Personal comment). SNT1252.

<3> RCHME, National Mapping Programme, Notts - Morph Data (Unknown). SNT1470.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • --- Aerial photograph: Data Held: Aerial Photograph.
  • <1> Aerial photograph: Pickering J. Air photos.
  • <2> Personal comment: Seaman BH. 1974. Pers Comm.
  • <3> Unknown: RCHME. National Mapping Programme, Notts - Morph Data.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (2)

Record last edited

Jan 19 2023 7:34PM

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