Horsley Wood, Ovingham, enclosure (Ovingham)
[NZ 09466478] 'Crop marks, enclosure'. (1)
No trace on the ground. (2)
Listed tentatively as a 'rectilinear settlement' unclassified. (3)
The site falls in a ploughed field and is marked by a large ground swelling flanked on the north and west by two superficial and irregular-shaped depressions. None of these features, however, can be identified as the remains of an earthwork. (4)
Horsley Wood, Ovingham. NZ 095647 Situated on the west edge of Horsley Wood. The north side is slightly bowed, the others are straight, c.220-250ft long. Probably an entrance on the east side, but coincides with the edge of the wood. A 'Low Chester' is mentioned in the 1790 Enclosure Award, Horsley Wood. (5)
A ditched enclosure, about 60m east-west by 55m north-south, enclosed by a spread earthen bank. The sides are slightly bowed. The eastern side of the enclosure coincides with the boundary of Horsley Wood and may be attached to it and contemporary with it. Some aerial photographs show a vague circular structure within the enclosure which is interpreted as the possible remains of a round house, as well as a possible sunken yard in the south east corner. (6)
A small piece of Roman period oxidized coarse ware has been recovered from the Horsley Wood enclosure. (7)
Excavation of a pipeline trench in 2012 found no features associaioted with the enclosure. (8)
No trace on the ground. (2)
Listed tentatively as a 'rectilinear settlement' unclassified. (3)
The site falls in a ploughed field and is marked by a large ground swelling flanked on the north and west by two superficial and irregular-shaped depressions. None of these features, however, can be identified as the remains of an earthwork. (4)
Horsley Wood, Ovingham. NZ 095647 Situated on the west edge of Horsley Wood. The north side is slightly bowed, the others are straight, c.220-250ft long. Probably an entrance on the east side, but coincides with the edge of the wood. A 'Low Chester' is mentioned in the 1790 Enclosure Award, Horsley Wood. (5)
A ditched enclosure, about 60m east-west by 55m north-south, enclosed by a spread earthen bank. The sides are slightly bowed. The eastern side of the enclosure coincides with the boundary of Horsley Wood and may be attached to it and contemporary with it. Some aerial photographs show a vague circular structure within the enclosure which is interpreted as the possible remains of a round house, as well as a possible sunken yard in the south east corner. (6)
A small piece of Roman period oxidized coarse ware has been recovered from the Horsley Wood enclosure. (7)
Excavation of a pipeline trench in 2012 found no features associaioted with the enclosure. (8)
N10127
FIELD SURVEY, Rectilinear earthworks in Northumberland: some Medieval and Later settlements 1960
FIELD OBSERVATION, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigation 1961; J L Davidson
FIELD OBSERVATION, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigation 1966; R W Emsley
STRIP MAP AND SAMPLE, Ovingham - Horsley Raw Water Mains Duplication ; Amec Environment & Infrastructure UK Limited
FIELD OBSERVATION, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigation 1961; J L Davidson
FIELD OBSERVATION, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigation 1966; R W Emsley
STRIP MAP AND SAMPLE, Ovingham - Horsley Raw Water Mains Duplication ; Amec Environment & Infrastructure UK Limited
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