Monument record MDR4299 - Double ring ditch, pit alignment and enclosures 400m south-west of The Grange
Type and Period (4)
- RING DITCH (Unknown date)
- ENCLOSURE (Unknown date)
- PIT ALIGNMENT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- PIT ALIGNMENT (Unknown date)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
SK 346 274. Concentric ring-ditches, pit-alignment and other crop-marks. See illustration card. (1)
Under crop, no visual remains [1966]. (2)
The following cropmarks are visible on air photographs: a) SK 345 284: Double ring ditch. b) SK 345 283: Two small rectangular enclosures. c) SK 346 284: Pit alignment (with adjacent non-contemporary L-shaped feature). (3, 4)
Cropmarks plotted on map overlay at a scale of 1:10,000. (8)
In an assessment of existing information, it is stated that a shallow L-shaped linear feature (not showing as a cropmark) lay along the west side of the pit alignment, but no clear relationship could be established between the two. There was deep-ploughing in 1989 which damaged some of the site. (9)
A watching brief revealed two features; on the north side a pit was found to measure upto 0.9m wide. No features were were found at the southern end of the pit alignment suggesting that it may have terminated here. Some modern disturbance was found on the north-eastern side of the area, this corresponds with an area known to have been disturbed by small-scale quarrying, and may represent backfilling of quarry hollows. (10)
Sources/Archives (18)
- <1> SDR816 Aerial Photograph: A.P.'s. (J.K. St. Joseph Y.W.62, ABB 53, AFY 35..
- <2> SDR6391 Personal Observation: F1 JB 25-JUL-66.
- <3c> SDR1431 Aerial Photograph: APs (NMR SK 3428/ 8-10 12-14 CU VW 61 62).
- <3b> SDR1432 Aerial Photograph: APs (NMR SK 3428/12-14.
- <3a> SDR1433 Aerial Photograph: APs (NMR SK 3428/4 4 9-13).
- <3> SDR15784 Bibliographic reference: Trent Valley Arch Res Comm Gaz c 1980 8.
- <4> SDR671 Bibliographic reference: RCHME.
- <5b> SDR1181 Aerial Photograph: St. Joseph, J. K.. AP: Cambridge: St Joseph, J.K.: YU63, AFY3 4-36, VW61-2.
- <5c> SDR1258 Aerial Photograph: AP: NMR: Pickering, J: 3428/8-13.
- <5a> SDR15016 Index: TPAT. 2062. 2062.
- <6b> SDR1180 Aerial Photograph: St, Joseph, J. K.. AP: Cambridge: St Joseph, J. K.: AFY 34-6, YU 63, VW 61-2.
- <6c> SDR1256 Aerial Photograph: AP: NMR: Pickering, J.: 3428/1.
- <6a> SDR15014 Index: TPAT. 2060. 2060.
- <7b> SDR1256 Aerial Photograph: AP: NMR: Pickering, J.: 3428/1.
- <7a> SDR15015 Index: TPAT. 2061. 2061.
- <8> SDR1127 Archive: Whiteley, S. 1989. Aerial Photographic Transcripton Project.
- <9> SDR19001 Unpublished document: Kinsley, G (TPAT). 1992. Swarkestone Gravel Pit Extension, Report on Archaeological Implications for Steetley Quarry Products Ltd.
- <10> SDR19000 Unpublished document: Knight, D & Morris, T (TPAT). 1996. Swarkestone Quarry, Barrow-upon-Trent, Derbyshire. Summary of Archaeological Work 1995-6.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | SK 34466 28383 (point) (Approximate) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BARROW UPON TRENT, SOUTH DERBYSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (3)
- EDR1678
- EDR1677
- EDR1381
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Record last edited
Mar 14 2020 7:58PM