Element record L7831 - EARTHWORK COMPLEX AT ORSTON
Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred SK 77126 41326 (309m by 333m) |
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Map sheet | SK74SE |
District | Rushcliffe |
Civil Parish | Orston, Rushcliffe |
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Full Description
Land around Dovecote Farm, between Church St. and Mill Lane. On the W side of Church St. at its N end, roadside is marked by a steep bank. Boundary banks join this from W, creating series of terraced properties, rising to N. E of Church St., in N of area, E-W R and F has been quarried away at its E end. Next to Church St., two building platforms and deep, 5m diameter hollow before R and F starts. Boundary between this field and one to S also shows a drop in ground level. This field, which surrounds Dovecote Farm has beem much improved and ewks only survive at S end, E of school. N-S R and F ends in a headland and this and some linear banks enclose two small field sized areas to the north. (1)
Grid ref centred.
Data Held: Ground Photograph (Ground photograph). SNT2646.
9 colour print, 15/28-32, 16/29-32 (negs F32/4,5, F33/7, F34/1
<1> TPAT, 1995, Village Earthwork Survey II (Published document). SNT1360.
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- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jan 19 2023 7:34PM