SMR number : 12398 - DR6037 Site name : Enclosure, south of Palterton. Record Type : Monument National Grid Ref. : SK47726739 Type and date : Enclosure to ? National Monuments Record : SK 46 NE 89 NAR PRN Number : 424620089

Description. Large irregular enclosure (maximum dimension c.170m) defined by what appears to be a single ditch.  No entrance visible.  The site is located on the edge of the high ridge south of Palterton and overlooks the lower ground to the west.  There is a natural spring 200m. to the west, as the ground slopes down from the enclosure to the (river) Doe Lea. Sources :  Five aerial photographs taken 15.07.1996. Ref:  Aerial Photos :  NMR12810/01/02/03/04/05.

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Created 2 December 2001
Last updated: 3 February 2003