Monument record MDR798 - Cropmarks east of The Churchleys, Foston
Type and Period (2)
- DITCH (Unknown date)
- RING DITCH (Unknown date)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Linear and curvilinear ditches along with a single ring ditch were identified from aerial photographs. (1)
Cropmarks plotted on map overlay at a scale of 1:10,000. (2)
An aerial photograph examination of the proposed route for a pipeline running east from the sewage works revealed a probable ring-ditch and linear cropmarks to the south west of the sewage works. (3)
The cropmarks were also identified during an aerial photographic mapping survey that was carried out in 2009/10, using aerial photographs taken in 1948 and 1979. (4)
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SDR13271 Bibliographic reference: Purcell, F. 1988. A Preliminary Investigation of Aerial Archaeology along the Lower Dove Valley.
- <2> SDR1127 Archive: Whiteley, S. 1989. Aerial Photographic Transcripton Project.
- <3> SDR19013 Unpublished document: Woodhouse, G & Guilbert, G. 1993. An Archaeological Assessment of Severn Trent Water's Foston, Hatton, Hilton and Rolleston Closures Scheme.. Fig. 1.
Map
Location
Grid reference | Centred SK 18941 31249 (261m by 330m) (Approximate) |
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Civil Parish | FOSTON AND SCROPTON, SOUTH DERBYSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Oct 26 2017 3:54PM