Designed landscape feature

The National Monuments Service's description

Situated on a fairly steep N-facing slope in pasture with good views to N and W. Depicted as a square field on the 1840 OS 6-inch map and indicated as a small oval copse of trees on the 1920 edition. A suboval enclosure (diam. 28.5m N-S; 20m E-W) defined by a narrow sharp earth and stone bank (Wth 1.08-1.35m; int. H 0.25-0.4m; ext. H 0.67-1.1m) and a fosse, narrow along a fairly straight W side (Wth 1.58m; D 0.63m) and broader and shallower at E (Wth 2.4m; D 0.12m below external ground level). The bank is only barely evident from SE to SSE and there are two small gaps, one at N and the other at NW but no definite entrance feature. The fosse peters out from NNW to N where a N-S field boundary abuts the site. It is also absent from SE to S near where another field boundary abuts. The fosse has been filled with fallen branches all around obscuring it to a large extent. It may have been deepened along the straight side for drainage purposes. Trees grow all around the bank and throughout the site. The interior slopes significantly to N and a fallen tree lies across the S portion. An internal feature comprises a stony bank or tumbled wall (Wth 0.8m) curving from N to SE mirroring the curve of the bank. At N the wall extends W ending at a small stone lined annexe (5m N-S; 4.4m E-W).
There are several 19th century features in the area including named groves, plantations, gardens and badger burrows and this enclosure appears to be part of that landscape.

The following photographs have been uploaded:
CL029-061----_01.jpg View of general setting from NE.
CL029-061----_02.jpg Bank and fosse at W from NW.
CL029-061----_03.jpg View across interior from NE.
CL029-061----_04.jpg View across the interior from S.
CL029-061----_05.jpg Bank at N from N.

Compiled by: Mary Tunney

Date of upload: 5 October 2018