Monument record MDR2556 - Cropmark field boundary, Royle Farm, Drakelow
Type and Period (1)
- FIELD BOUNDARY (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
SK 254188: Cropmarks of two parallel lines approximately 50m apart are visible at Drakelow. Possible cursus?? (1, 2). Nothing visible on O.S. air photographs taken in 1967. (3)
The RCHME's National Forest Project did not have access to the photographs used by authority 1. (4) The project recorded a cropmark field boundary of post medieval date, seen as an interrupted single linear feature defined by one ditch, with a maximum length of 260m. Mapped using good quality AP's. Centred at SK 2546 1881 (Morph No. FR.108.3.1) (5)
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SDR15774 Index: 1980. TPAT 2199.
- <2> SDR1009 Aerial Photograph: Hunting, Staffs 6624.
- <3> SDR1467 Aerial Photograph: 1967. APs (OS 67/015 214-5 1.4.67).
- <4> SDR17368 Index: RCHME. 1995. New National Forest Survey: 921515. 921515. p195.
- <5> SDR17428 Index: RCHME. 1995. New National Forest Survey: 928167. 928167. p288-9.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 254 187 (242m by 421m) (Centred on) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | DRAKELOW, SOUTH DERBYSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Dec 4 2014 5:54PM