Element record L2887 - Embankment along Blind Lane, Oxton

Summary

BANK (EARTHWORK) (Unknown)

Location

Grid reference Centred SK 63272 51572 (295m by 93m)
Map sheet SK65SW
District Newark
Civil Parish Oxton, Newark

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Embankment along road side. (1)
1.5m high, 10m wide banks. Possibly quite recent. (2)
The eastern part of this earthwork runs between the lake at Oxton Hall and Blind Lane - either to prevent flooding or to screen the park? (3)
See M2884 for fish pond.
Grid ref at W end.


Data Held: Ground Photograph (Ground photograph). SNT2646.

1 colour print, 20/24 (neg F64/2), SMR

<1> OS, 1915, 1:2500, County Series 1915 (Map). SNT1024.

Other Refs: 33/8

<2> TPAT, 1996, Village Earthwork Survey III (Published document). SNT1361.

<3> Baddeley V, 2013, Pers Comm (Personal comment). SNT2605.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • --- Ground photograph: Data Held: Ground Photograph.
  • <1> Map: OS. 1915. 1:2500, County Series 1915.
  • <2> Published document: TPAT. 1996. Village Earthwork Survey III.
  • <3> Personal comment: Baddeley V. 2013. Pers Comm.

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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