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Embanked enclosure

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
Embanked enclosure
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What is recorded here

On a level low-lying landscape with a small E-W stream or drain c. 40m to the N. Circular overgrown area (diam. c. 26m) defined by an earthen bank with some bushes (Wth 7.5-8.5m; int. H 1m; ext. H 1.2-1.8m) and an outer band (Wth 3-4m) of wet ground indicating a fosse. There is no visible entrance, and an outer bank has been removed since 1983 (SMR file). Ditch barrow (RO010-054----) is c. 100m to the WNW. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

What survives
No visible remains or recorded as destroyed

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