Site record MDR15058 - Earthwork features, Upper Oldhams Farm, Middleton
Type and Period (4)
- OVAL ENCLOSURE (Unknown date)
- EARTHWORK (Unknown date)
- BARROW ? (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- LIME KILN ? (Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Two test pits were excavated over a slight earthwork feature to the north-west of Upper Oldhams Farm, near Arbor Low, in 2013, as part of the Arbor Low Environs Project. The feature appears to be an ovoid bank measuring c. 4m x 2m. It is thought that it may be a ploughed down lime kiln, although there is no associated quarry. There is also an ovoid feature at the southern end of the bank, c. 2.5m in diameter, that may be a barrow. Further excavations of this area are planned. (1)
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SDR22993 Correspondence: Whiteley, S. 2013. Email regarding site visit to excavation at Upper Oldhams Farm, received by HER Officer 18/07/2013. Email.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 1576 6371 (154m by 151m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | MIDDLETON AND SMERRILL, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- EDR3669
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Record last edited
Aug 1 2020 1:54PM