Brenkley, Seven Mile House Farm, ditched enclosure

HER Number:
1323

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Brenkley, Seven Mile House Farm, ditched enclosure

Place:
Brenkley

Map Sheet:
NZ27SW

Class:
Monument

Site Type: Broad:
Enclosure

Site Type: Specific:
Ditched Enclosure

General Period:
Roman

Specific Period:

Form of Evidence:
Earthwork

Description:
First reported by Tim Gates on 20th January 1983, and later in more detail on 26th October 1984. An enclosure defined by a trapezoidal ditch - certainly the remains of a settlement of R/B type. The surrounding area is covered by later agricultural earthworks and the interior has similarly been ploughed. The ditch is quite pronounced though, being up to a metre deep at the rear (west) of the enclosure, but shallower on the east side where the entrance may have been. Possible moated site.

Easting:
229

Northing:
749

Grid Reference:
NZ229749

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 1323 >> Pers comm. T. Gates, 1984 - Historic Environment Record; Next Perspectives APGB Imagery NZ2375 09-AUG-2012; Next Perspectives APGB Imagery NZ2376 06-MAY-2016; RAF/58/B/40 V 5142 18-MAY-1948