Element record L1502 - Enclosure complex, Thoroton
Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred SK 76326 43361 (396m by 378m) |
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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)
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
Record last edited
Jan 19 2023 7:34PM