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Earthwork in Knocklong West

Earthwork

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In reclaimed pasture, an earthwork (LI040-084----) lies 75m to the SW. Not marked on OSi historic maps. Identified as a possible enclosure by the Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 118; AP 5/2124). Monument visible as a raised D-shaped platform defined by a scrap with fosse from NE-E-S-W-NW, intersected at N by a post-1700 field boundary running E-W on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-13 and on Google Earth orthoimage dated 14/09/2019. Relic field boundary running N-S depicted on the 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map clearly visible on Digital Globe and Google Earth orthoimages. See attached Bruff survey image showing cropmark labelled Bruff 118 and Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 3 July 2021

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