Monument record MDO21693 - Hampton Plantations: enclosure

A small sub-rectangular enclosure located along the western interior edge of a larger rectangular enclosure (MDO21690) of probable Iron Age/Romano-British date, situated on a hilltop just to the north-west of Hampton Plantations. A trapezoidal chalky soilmark c.70m SE of the site of a known Neolithic Long Barrow seen on aerial photographs taken in April 2015 by Historic England. It is possible this is the site of a second long barrow.

A trapezoidal chalky soilmark at SY 6284 9247, c.70m SE of the site of a known Neolithic Long Barrow seen on aerial photographs taken in April 2015 as part of the Historic England Reconnaissance Recording Programme. It is possible this is the site of a second long barrow. <1>

A small sub-rectangular enclosure located along the western interior edge of a larger rectangular enclosure (MDO21690) of probable Iron Age/Romano-British date, situated on a hilltop just to the north-west of Hampton Plantations. It may be contemporary with this enclosure or represent a later phase of construction or re-use. <2-3>

<1> Historic England, 30-APR-2015, HEA 29581_018 (Aerial Photograph). SDO20068.

<2> 14-FEB-2005, NMR SY 6292/29 (23793/14) (Aerial Photograph). SDO11176.

<3> 05-MAY-1989, NMR OS/89137 477-79 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11159.

<4> National Record of the Historic Environment, 1623156 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

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Aug 18 2023 4:56PM