Monument record MBC43740 - Cropmarks of enclosures and maculae near The Hollows, Little Horwood

Summary

Cropmarks of a ring ditch (16m diameter), linear features, and an oval enclosure (47x53m with entrances at each end and possible further internal divisions) visible on aerial photograph

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Map

Type and Period (5)

  • MACULA (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • LINEAR FEATURE (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • OVAL ENCLOSURE (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • RING DITCH (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • SUBRECTANGULAR ENCLOSURE (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)

Description

An oval enclosure and a ring ditch with other enclosures, linear features and maculae of late prehistoric date are visible on historic aerial photographs as cropmarks and were mapped as part of the North Buckinghamshire Aerial Investigation and Mapping project (EBC18304). Located east of The Hollows (formerly Hollowhole Farm), Little Horwood, and centred at SP 78844 29456. The ring ditch is 16 m in diameter; the oval enclosure is 47x53m with entrances on north and south side with further internal divisions. Further linear cropmarks could make up a subrectangular enclosure (31x>68m (only three sides are visible)) and a further irregular shaped enclosure is visible on the west side of the features. Maculae ranging in size from 1.5-4m across are also visible within these cropmarks. Modern land use is arable; the 1940s aerial photographs showed probable cropmarks of ridge and furrow over the area. (1-2)

Sources (2)

  • <1>SBC25863 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 1994. NMR 15126_034 14-Jul-1994.
  • <2>SBC25596 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2022. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery SP7829 2015-Jul-03 date accessed 25-Feb-2020.

Location

Grid reference SP 7884 2945 (point)
Civil Parish LITTLE HORWOOD, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

Finds (0)

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Survey: Aerial investigation and mapping project (Ref: 7768) (EBC18304)

Record last edited

Jan 12 2024 7:25PM

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