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Enclosure

Enclosure, large enclosure

What is recorded here

Towards the bottom of a gentle E-facing slope, and first identified by Gannon (1972). Oval or D-shaped grass-covered area (dims 71m N-S; 63m E-W) defined by a low earthen bank (Wth 3.5m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.6m) NW-N and a scarp (H 0.2m) SE-SW, with traces of a fosse (Wth of top 3.2-3.8m; Wth of base 1.8-2m; int. D 0.2-0.3m; ext. D 0.2-0.3m) SW-N-SE. An original entrance is not identified. Two house sites (RO025-021002-; RO025-021003-) (ext. dims 4m E-W; 2.5m N-S: 12m N-S; 11m E-W) visible as grass-covered stony platforms (max. H 0.8m) are at the centre. The monument is overlain by a N-S field wall towards the perimeter at W and an E-W wall towards the perimeter at S, while a N-S field wall towards the perimeter at E has been removed. 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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