Element record MNT29072 - Enclosure at Bestwood Park

Summary

Enclosure seen on aerial reconnaissance. Cropmarks of a four-sided, wedge-shaped enclosure. Date uncertain.

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Grid reference SK 57740 46990 (point)
Map sheet SK54NE
District Gedling
Civil Parish Bestwood Park (G), Gedling

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The cropmarks of an enclosure defined by a single ditch. It has four sides and is roughly wedge-shaped. Its length is c.80m, and its width varies from c.40m at the narrowest end to c.90m at the widest. Date uncertain. (1)


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

<1> RCHME, 1996, Aerial Reconnaissance, 25-JUL-1996 (Aerial photograph). SNT6189.

NMR SK 5746/4; SK 5747/5-6, 9

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  • --- Digital archive: Historic England. 2021. National Record of Historic Environment.
  • <1> Aerial photograph: RCHME. 1996. Aerial Reconnaissance. 25-JUL-1996.

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Record last edited

Aug 19 2026 3:19PM

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