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Thesaurus Term/Concept: SQUARE ENCLOSURE

Identifier 70367
Class MONUMENT TYPE
Status Preferred
Index? Yes
Scope Note A square shaped area of land enclosed by a boundary ditch, bank, wall, palisade or similar barrier. Small square enclosures (with sides of less than c.20m) have been interpreted as the remains of square barrows of Iron Age date.

Broader Terms/Concepts (1)

Related Terms/Concepts (2)

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Instances/Examples (6)

Context Record
Monument Type MDR5437 Cropmark complex, Aston upon Trent (Monument)
Monument Type MDR2672 Cropmark features 500m west of Hoonhay, Hoon/Marston on Dove (Monument)
Monument Type MDR786 Cropmarks, Brocksford Farm, Doveridge (Monument)
Monument Type MDR4318 Cropmarks, south-west of Poplars Farm, Twyford and Stenson (Monument)
Monument Type MDR1430 Earthwork enclosure and banks, 550m south-west of Meadow Place Grange, Youlgreave (Monument)
Monument Type MDR2033 Horsborough, Romano-British settlement and field system, Dimin Dale, Sheldon (Monument)