Cock pytt. (1)
Cock pit. (2)
The remains of this feature are at above grid ref and comprise a circular earthen bank 17.0m in diameter, 1.5m wide and no more than 0.2m high. Excavated last year by Mr J Turner but no finds were apparently made. (3)
Excavation began in the summer of 1974 on Site 1 which seemed to correspond with the praetorium of Rooke's letter. The interior of the enclosure was sectioned but it contained only household refuse of the early and mid-20th century. The bank was not sectioned. (4)
The position of Site 1 in (4) appears to correspond exactly with the site of the cockpit, as does the site of the 'praetorium' on the sketch plan in (5). (6)
See M2051 for hillfort.

English Heritage, 1994-1995, SAM List, Nottinghamshire (County List of Scheduled Monuments: March 1994) (Published document). SNT6185.

Magnus Alexander, 2009, Pers Comms (Personal comment). SNT6308.

Historic England, 2021, National Record of Historic Environment (Digital archive). SNT5271.

<1> Mastoris SN & Groves SM, 1997, Sherwood Forest in 1609 (Map). SNT906.

Other Refs: map 13

<2> OS, 1887, 6in 1887 (Map). SNT1059.

<3> Seaman BH, 1975, Pers Comm (Personal comment). SNT1253.

<4> Thoroton Society, 1978, TTS, pp 14-20 (Published document). SNT391.

<5> Rooke H, 1792, Archaeologia, pp 378-9 (Published document). SNT1210.

<6> Newsome SE, 2000, Pers Comm (Personal comment). SNT1452.