Archaeology Notes

Event ID 716629

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Archaeology Notes

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NT45SE 17 4905 5099.

(NT 4905 5099) Fort (NR)

OS 6" map (1970)

This oval fort measures 270' NE-SW by 170' within two earth-and-stone ramparts and a medial ditch. The outer rampart has been entirely ploughed down on the N but is 3' high where best preserved while the inner rampart is 6' in maximum height, in the NW. There is an entrance in the NE but this may be secondary. The interior is rocky and has been quarried.

RCAHMS 1915

This fairly well-preserved fort is at present covered by a plantation. As stated, the defences consist of two strong stony ramparts with a medial ditch, best preserved in the NW. It is situated on the edge of a broad spur overlooking the valley to the E.

Visited by OS (JD) 15 February 1955

This fort is generally as described.

Visited by OS (BS) 1 August 1975