Element record L7697 - Large linear bank & ridge & furrow, Ompton

Summary

RIDGE AND FURROW (Unknown); BANK (EARTHWORK) (Unknown)

Location

Grid reference Centred SK 68722 65388 (269m by 309m)
Map sheet SK66NE
District Newark
Civil Parish Ompton, Newark

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

Large linear bank, up to 5m wide, 1m high, crossing fields to N and S of main road, with a break just to N of the road, which appears to form a protected entry point. Both banks turn 120 degrees back to the N-W, to run behind and parallel to the N arm. To E of this feature, on N side of the road, a large rectangular hollow is covered in E-W R and F. A large promontory of higher ground protudes into this area from the W. N-S R and F covers the E side of field. S of road, E-W R and F covers most of field, with 2 lands running N-S along the E edge. 2 linear banks cross the N-E corner, which is low lying and flooded, reputedly because of mining subsidence, a factor that must be taken into account when assessing the features described. (1)
Grid ref centred.


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

8 colour print, 11/35-39, 12/2-4 (negs F26/6,7, F27/1,2), SMR

<1> TPAT, 1995, Village Earthwork Survey II (Published document). SNT1360.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • --- Ground photograph: Data Held: Ground Photograph.
  • <1> Published document: TPAT. 1995. Village Earthwork Survey II.

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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