Field Visit
Date 27 May 1953
Event ID 920318
Category Recording
Type Field Visit
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Earthwork, Lindston.
On the flat summit of a broad ridge 200 yds north of Lindston and at a height of 400 ft OD there is a curious earthwork consisting of a wet, reed-filled ditch from 15 ft to 33 ft in width which encloses a level circular area 125 ft in diameter. Some slight traces of an external bank, only a few inches in height and spread to a maximum thickness of 24 ft, can be seen on the NW arc. In the absence of a causeway it must be assumed that the ditch was bridged, probably at the narrowest point on the ENE. The interior, now covered with rough pasture, has formerly been cultivated and shows no signs of structures. No close parallels can be cited for this work, but as Christison remarked (1893, 398), it seems likely that it is medieval rather than prehistoric.
Visited by RCAHMS 27 May 1953.
