Monument record M4609 - Ammunition dump off Lime Tree Avenue, Clumber, Worksop
Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred SK 61603 74624 (212m by 243m) |
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Map sheet | SK67SW |
District | Bassetlaw |
Civil Parish | Worksop, Bassetlaw |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Many of the tracks leading off the Lime Tree Avenue have low earth banks alongside them. These form rectangular enclosures and being areas of fairly recent disturbance are marked by contrasts in vegetation, being favoured by heather and birch saplings. There are also a variety of pits and scrapes. Reputedly caused by the trench digging machine used in the park during WW2. The nature of the banks would suggest that many of the features were made by bulldozers for the storage of stockpiles of ammunition. The sharp corners and relatively small width of the disturbance would preclude their being made by the trench digger. (1)
See M4590 - record for Clumber Park, M4605-8 - further dumps. Grid ref centred.
Data Held (Document). SNT2647.
(1), Arch office
<1> Beamish HJH, 1986, Clumber Park, Nottinghamshire, East Midlands - The National Trust Archaeological Survey (Monograph). SNT35.
Other Refs: site no. 60347
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Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
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Record last edited
Jan 19 2023 7:34PM