Element record L5495 - Earthwork near Oxton Hill Farm, Oxton
Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred SK 64407 52036 (289m by 261m) |
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Map sheet | SK65SW |
District | Newark |
Civil Parish | Oxton, Newark |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Single ditched enclosure shown, called "Old Encampment". (The OS published camp at Old Ox is also shown in similar form on this map - apparently a conventional symbol for all earthworks.) (1) This earthwork is a strong plantation ditch with outer bank situated on a W facing slope below the crest of Oxton Hill. There is no evidence of its former extension S of the modern E-W road as portrayed by (1). (2)
Data Held (Document). SNT2647.
Tracing, (1), Arch Office
<1> Surveyor unknown, 1843, Tithe Map, Oxton (Map). SNT281.
Other Refs: NCRO ?
<2> Colquhoun FD, 1960, Pers Comm (Personal comment). SNT575.
Sources/Archives (3)
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
Record last edited
Jan 19 2023 7:34PM