Site Event/Activity record ECH5729 - Investigations at Helsby hillfort between 1960-64
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Technique(s)
Organisation
Unassigned
Date
1960-64
Description
Series of investigations at Helsby by Forde-Johnston. The work included a topographic survey at some time between 1960 and 1962 that provided little further evidence than what was already known (1). Subsequent archaeological investigations of a single trench was carried out in 1963-64, however the results were never published (2)
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SCH7283 Report: Cheshire West and Chester Historic Environment Service. 2011. Report on an archaeological evaluation at Helsby Hillfort. R3555. p11.
- <1> SCH6913 Article in Journal: Forde-Johnston J. 1962. The Iron Age Hillforts of Lancashire and Cheshire. Transactions of the Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society. 72. p15-17.
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
- 1007/2 Helsby Hillfort, 250m NW of Harmers Lake Farm (Monument)
Location
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | Centred SJ 4922 7533 (4m by 24m) (2 map features) |
| Map sheet | SJ47NE |
| Civil Parish | HELSBY, VALE ROYAL, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER |
Record last edited
Jul 22 2016 12:08PM