Element record L5609 - POSSIBLE CULTIVATION TERRACES, KNEETON

Summary

TERRACED GROUND (Georgian to Late 20th Century)

Location

Grid reference Centred SK 70856 46325 (166m by 165m)
Map sheet SK74NW
District Rushcliffe
Civil Parish Kneeton, Rushcliffe

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Cropmarks of possible cultivation terraces at above grid ref. May be modern and connected with afforestation. (1)
Not an antiquity, these are "planting shelves" to aid young afforestation. (2)
See L1641 for nearby hollow way.


<1> Pickering J, Air photos (Aerial photograph). SNT1148.

Other Refs: SK 7046/2

<2> Colquhoun FD, 1975, Pers Comm (Personal comment). SNT583.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Aerial photograph: Pickering J. Air photos.
  • <2> Personal comment: Colquhoun FD. 1975. Pers Comm.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

Record last edited

Jan 19 2023 7:34PM

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