Monument record MDO1961 - Enclosure on Crate Meadow, Piddletrenthide

A small undated rectangular earthwork enclosure defined by a single bank and ditch, with a single entrance on the east side was located near the head of a small coombe. There were suggestions of possible house platforms within it and possible ponds outside to the east. This earthwork is not visible from the surface but appears on OS air photographs.

A rectangular earthwork enclosure defined by a bank and external ditch was recorded in Crates Meadow, Piddletrenthide, at the head of a shallow combe. There was an original entrance on the east side, about 3.6 m wide, with a later gap in the bank to the west. Within the enclosure, on the south side was a scarped and embanked platform, probably the site of a building. In the northern half of the enclosure were two other slight platforms and a circular hollow about 0.6 m deep. Outside the enclosure to the east were two circular hollows, possibly ponds. <1> This enclosure was surveyed in the early 20th century by H S Toms, who considered the enclosure was later in date than a 'cultivation scarp' (probably part of an ancient field system in the surrounding area.) <2> ST 72250097 The enclosure has been completely ploughed out. The site of the earthwork was under stubble when perambulated, and no finds were made. Soil mark of enclosure visible on OS air photographs <3.1-3.2>. <3>

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