Monument record 5693 - Enclosure at Moorside Farm

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Summary

A possible sub-oval cropmark defining an enclosed area of c.40 metres by thirty metres. The location of this possible enclosure within the former wetland of Willey Moor would suggest a later date for this feature, possibly seventeenth or eighteenth century, though a more recent agricultural origin cannot be excluded.

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

<1> Huntings Surveys Ltd, 1971-1973, 1971-1973 County Survey, Run 21, no.1528 (Aerial Photograph). SCH4881.

A possible sub-oval cropmark defining an enclosed area of c.40 metres by thirty metres. Some suggestion of internal features.

<2> Various, Various, Oral communication to the HER, Edwards R, 20/07/2021 (Oral Communication). SCH2330.

The location of this possible enclosure within the former wetland of Willey Moor would suggest a later date for this feature, possibly seventeenth or eighteenth century, though a more recent agricultural origin cannot be excluded.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1>XY Aerial Photograph: Huntings Surveys Ltd. 1971-1973. 1971-1973 County Survey. N/A. Old Cheshire. Run 21, no.1528. [Mapped features: #30675 Run 21, no.1528; #46033 Run 21, no.1528]
  • <2> Oral Communication: Various. Various. Oral communication to the HER. Edwards R, 20/07/2021.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SJ 533 463 (62m by 54m) (2 map features)
Map sheet SJ54NW
Civil Parish TUSHINGHAM CUM GRINDLEY, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER
Historic Township/Parish/County TUSHINGHAM CUM GRINDLEY, MALPAS, CHESHIRE

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Record last edited

Dec 6 2024 4:01PM