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*****SWAAG_ID***** | 432 |
Date Entered | 20/01/2012 |
Updated on | 20/01/2012 |
Recorded by | Ric Carter |
Category | Earthworks |
Record Type | Archaeology |
Site Access | Public Access Land |
Record Date | 17/01/2012 |
Location | below Little Windegg, Arkengarthdale |
Civil Parish | Arkengarthdale |
Brit. National Grid | NZ 00608 04532 |
Altitude | 422m |
Record Name | Earthwork and Enclosure below Little Windegg |
Record Description | A penannular earthwork in the form of a ditch (max. 1.8m deep) and bank with a central, heavily quarried, mound and a levelled area to the fore. On sloping ground, facing West, this feature is of uncertain date and purpose but may have been the stance for a timber building; the ditch to divert run-off water from higher ground above. |
Additional Notes | This earthwork is in proximity to, and may be associated with, the much larger semi-circular feature shown in the later images. In part embanked, in part ditched and in part following the post- glacial landslip terrain this feature can be traced from/to the field walls close to Stang Lane but is considered to pre-date those walls. Enclosing several acres of ground, it may represent an earlier Drovers' stock enclosure. |
Image 1 ID | 2099 Click image to enlarge |
Image 1 Description | Earthwork | |
Image 2 ID | 2100 Click image to enlarge |
Image 2 Description | Earthwork (foreground) with Embankment in middle-distance | |
Image 3 ID | 2101 Click image to enlarge |
Image 3 Description | Enclosure (part) | |
Image 4 ID | 2102 Click image to enlarge |
Image 4 Description | Enclosure (continuation) | |
Image 5 ID | 2103 Click image to enlarge |
Image 5 Description | Enclosure (continuation) | |
Image 6 ID | 2104 Click image to enlarge |
Image 6 Description | Enclosure (final) | |
Image 7 ID | 2105 Click image to enlarge |
Image 7 Description | Earthwork Plan: S. Eastmead | |