Summary
Enclosures and a ring ditch 290m north east of Peamore Cottage.
Reasons for Designation
The precise nature and date of the bivallate enclosure and the ring ditch 290m north east of Peamore Cottage is unknown, but it would appear to be a defended small scale settlement or farmstead given its shape and the nature of the apparent fortifications and the ring ditch is likely to be the preserved remains of some form of burial barrow. The other enclosure is dated to the second century from partial excavations and is a likely farmstead. Such preserved features are unusual close to major urban centres and in areas of rich agricultural land, because they have been consistently used through time as a much valued resource. The enclosures and ring ditch indicate the past importance which was attached to such a resource, hence its likely defensive nature and the potential territorial significance of the ring ditch. It helps to explain social and strategic pressures and will also contain archaeological and environmental evidence relating to their construction, use, date, and the nature of the settlement as either an agricultural or military consequence of existing land use pressure or political and social manoeuvrings.
History
See Details.
Details
This record was the subject of a minor enhancement on 17 November 2015. The record has been generated from an "old county number" (OCN) scheduling record. These are monuments that were not reviewed under the Monuments Protection Programme and are some of our oldest designation records.
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
Legacy System number:
DV 985
Legacy System:
RSM - OCN
Sources
Other
Legal
This monument is scheduled under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 as amended as it appears to the Secretary of State to be of national importance. This entry is a copy, the original is held by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.
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