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 *****SWAAG_ID***** 147
 Date Entered 01/03/2011
 Updated on 01/03/2011
 Recorded by Stephen Eastmead (admin)
 Category Settlement
 Record Type Archaeology
 Site Access Public Footpath
 Record Date 28/02/2011
 Location Near Low Hollings, Marske.
 Civil Parish Marske
 Brit. National Grid SE 10111 99235
 Altitude 221m
 Geology Below a limestone escarpment and on a spring line.
 Record Name 2 shallow settlement platforms
 Record Description 2 shallow settlement platforms situated in a medieval landscape. A trackway leads to the platforms, and there are a few less obvious earthworks close by. The platforms have a open aspect to the south over the fields below. The fields show evidence of rig and furrow ploughing in the improved grassland.
 Dimensions Each platform is 8-10m across
 Image 1 ID 377         Click image to enlarge
 Image 1 Description Settlement platforms
 Image 2 ID 378         Click image to enlarge
 Image 2 Description Trackway leading to settlement platforms
 Image 3 ID 379         Click image to enlarge
 Image 3 Description View to the south showing rig and furrow ploughing.
 
 
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