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Enclosure in Sopwell

Enclosure
Enclosure in Sopwell
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In reclaimed pasture within Sopwell Hall demesne. There is no indication of any landscape feature at this location on the 1st (c. 1840) or subsequent revision of the 6-inch OS map. An oval enclosure (dims. c. 42m NE-SW; c. 30m NW-SE) defined by a bank is visible on satellite imagery (© Google Earth, imagery date 16 December 2016), identified and reported by Jean-Charles Caillère. See attached Google Earth image (16 December 2016) Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 21 April 2020
A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.

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