Site Event/Activity record ECH5741 - Field Observation Notes from Helsbyhillfort in 1959

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Technique(s)

Organisation

Not recorded.

Date

1959

Map

Description

Field visit by EH in 1959 recorded an outer ditch was visible as a 4.5m wide cropmark. A gap in this cropmark was observed at the eastern side of the fort which may have indicated an entranceway. This appears to have been indicated in the geophysics in 1997

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Report: Cheshire West and Chester Historic Environment Service. 2011. Report on an archaeological evaluation at Helsby Hillfort. R3555. p11.

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

  • Helsby Hillfort, 250m NW of Harmers Lake Farm (Monument)

Location

Location n/a
Grid reference SJ 49 75 (point) Probable Location (E)
Map sheet SJ47NE
Civil Parish HELSBY, VALE ROYAL, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER

Record last edited

Jan 24 2014 11:57AM