Monument record 0687200000 - NW of Gatemoor Wood, Penn

Summary

Three ring ditches and boundary of unknown date visible as a cropmark on aerial photogaphs at Gatemoor Wood.

Protected Status/Designation

  • Planning Notification Area: Cropmarks of three ring ditches

Map

Type and Period (3)

  • RING DITCH (Unknown date)
  • ENCLOSURE (Unknown date)
  • BOUNDARY (Unknown date)

Description

Three ring ditches, one large and two small, in a line possibly associated with a ploughed out path or field boundary? The ring ditches are visible as cropmark on 1988 aerial photographs, and as soilmarks on the 1966 and 1985 aerial photographs. Not visible on the April 1947 aerial photographs and nothing marked on OS 1st edition maps (B1).

Sources (4)

  • ---SBC20058 Aerial Photograph: Fairey Survey Ltd. 1966. 1966 Fairey Survey Vertical AP.
  • ---SBC20059 Aerial Photograph: Jas Air. 1966. 1988 Jas Air AP.
  • ---SBC20060 Aerial Photograph: University of Cambridge. 1985. 1985 University of Cambridge AP.
  • <1>SBC20061 Unpublished document: Anne Marie Cromarty. 1996. Notes regarding the recognition of a cropmark NW of Gatemoor Wood, Penn.

Location

Grid reference SU 914 928 (point)
Civil Parish PENN, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Mar 21 2019 2:11PM

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