Monument record 320 - Possible Settlement Enclosure

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Summary

A sub-rectangular banked enclosure surrounding a low summit has been identified from aerial photographs. The existing field boundaries are outside the enclosure, and so this may represent a settlement site. The site is now a landscape garden.

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Sub-rectangular banked enclosure surrounds a low summit. The existing field boundaries are outside the enclosure, and so this may represent a settlement site (1).

Area is now a landscape garden (2).


<1> Royal Air Force, 1944-1947, 1940s RAF Aerial Photographs from Operation Review, /2340 RAF 1947 (Aerial Photograph). SCH8041.

<1> The GeoInformation Group, 2005, 1940s RAF Aerial Photographs from Operation Review, /2340 RAF 1947 (Aerial Photograph). SCH4608.

<2> Bluesky International Ltd, 1999-2003, 1999-2003 Bluesky Survey (Aerial Photograph). SCH5482.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: The GeoInformation Group. 2005. 1940s RAF Aerial Photographs from Operation Review. N/A. Pre 1974 Cheshire. /2340 RAF 1947.
  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1944-1947. 1940s RAF Aerial Photographs from Operation Review. N/A. Pre 1974 Cheshire. /2340 RAF 1947.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd. 1999-2003. 1999-2003 Bluesky Survey.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SJ 536 567 (67m by 74m) (2 map features)
Map sheet SJ55NW
Civil Parish PECKFORTON, CREWE AND NANTWICH, CHESHIRE EAST
Historic Township/Parish/County PECKFORTON, BUNBURY, CHESHIRE

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Record last edited

May 16 2011 9:52AM