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Monument record MDR5965 - Ovoid enclosure and ditch, Stainsby Park

Type and Period (3)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

Ovoid enclosure and ditch showing as a shadow mark in low evening sunlight, and on aerial photographs. (1, 2) Aerial photographs taken between 1999-2002 show the area as heavily wooded. (3) Sketch of earthwork on back of NDAT card (Authority 1), combined with aerial photograph (Authority 2), suggests that the enclosure centres on SK 4617 6573. (4)

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Index: NDAT. 3547. 3547.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: 1971. Fairey Surveys 1:12000. AP 12_201.
  • <3> Aerial Photograph: UK Perspectives. 1999-2002. Aerial photographic coverage of Derbyshire.
  • <4> Personal Observation: Brown, J. Observation based on personal experience, map evidence, site visit etc..

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred SK 461 657 (212m by 208m) (Multiple Site Centre)
Civil Parish AULT HUCKNALL, BOLSOVER, DERBYSHIRE

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Record last edited

Sep 1 2015 4:17PM

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