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Monument record MDR1386 - Enclosure, 325m north-west of Johnson Lane Farm, Sheldon

Type and Period (1)

  • (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

?Post medieval square enclosure with possible lobes to the south-west showing as a cropmark on an aerial photograph. The bank to enclosure has an internal ditch , 16 paces square, ditch to ditch. The lobes are extractive and all may be to do with mining. There is also an adjacent rake. (1,2). Plotted using the sketch from Authority one. (3).

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Index: NDAT. 3345. 3345. sketch.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Peak District National Park Authority (PDNPA). 1970. Aerial Photograph: 081.70.423.
  • <3> Personal Observation: Thornton, A. Personal observation, map evidence, field visit etc..

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Location

Grid reference Centred SK 1643 6859 (69m by 52m) (Approximate)
Civil Parish SHELDON, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE

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Record last edited

Nov 27 2007 12:58PM

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