Monument record 816 - Earthwork enclosure in Wimboldsley Parish

<1> Ordnance Survey, 1870-1982, Ordnance Survey Archaeological Record Card, SJ66 SE3 1971 (Index). SCH2487.

A large, irregular enclosure earthwork of strong bank and ditch; intact in northern half, but diminishing in south-west and gone completely in south-east, though course is clear on aerial photographs (see 2). There is some slight mutilation on east side where a small rectangular annexe, or enclosure, has been added but is now gone. The feature is patently earlier than the surrounding, and covering, rig and furrow. Superficially, it has an Iron Age look about it, but the site, on a barely perceptible knoll in the bend of the River Weaver, is not strong. Probably an enclosure; early medieval or earlier.

<2> Royal Air Force, 1944-1947, 1940s RAF Aerial Photographs from Operation Review, CPE/UK/1935/ 3153-4 (Jan 1947) (Aerial Photograph). SCH8041.

A large irregular earthwork enclosure with a strong bank and ditch. The boundary for the larger enclosure follows the 45m contour (see 4), except where it is weakest on the south eastern side which crosses the top of the slight promontory. The east of the late nineteenth century field boundary which crosses the enclosure, the aerial photograph may be showing soil marks rather than earthworks.

<2> The GeoInformation Group, 2005, 1940s RAF Aerial Photographs from Operation Review, CPE/UK/1935/ 3153-4 (Jan 1947) (Aerial Photograph). SCH4608.

A large irregular earthwork enclosure with a strong bank and ditch. The boundary for the larger enclosure follows the 45m contour (see 4), except where it is weakest on the south eastern side which crosses the top of the slight promontory. The east of the late nineteenth century field boundary which crosses the enclosure, the aerial photograph may be showing soil marks rather than earthworks.

<3> Longley D, 1977-1978, Longley Archive, /no. 255 (Paper Archive). SCH2005.

<4> Ordnance Survey, Various, Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 (Maps and Plans). SCH7262.

<5> Various, Various, Oral communication to the HER, Edwards R 15/11/2013 (Oral Communication). SCH2330.

Possible assart?

<6> Bluesky International Ltd, 1999-2003, 1999-2003 Bluesky Survey (Aerial Photograph). SCH5482.

The enclosure to the west of the ate nineteenth century field boundary is clearly visible as a cropmark. In places the cropmark for the enclosure ditch is c.10 meters wide.

<7> Bluesky International Ltd, 2005-2006, 2005-2006 Bluesky Survey (Aerial Photograph). SCH5483.

The enclosure is visible as a faintcropmark.

<7> Bluesky International Ltd, 2010, 2010 Bluesky Survey (Aerial Photograph). SCH5444.

No earthworks seem to survive to the east of the late nineteenth century field boundary. However, slight earthworks may survive to the west.