Horsley Wood enclosure (Horsley)
A rectangular enclosure is visible as an earthwork on lidar imagery beneath woodland. It measures about 60m by 40m and has rounded corners. A road or track crosses the north-western corner of the enclosure and runs down the hillside. (1)
The enclosure measures about 38m by 57m over the ramparts, which survive as about 5m wide and 0.3m high mounds with a c.0.2m deep hollow in front. The enclosure's proportions (2:3) and shape have lead to the suggestion it is a Roman military installation. However, its position is unusual and there are no clear signs of gates. Yet, the position of later routeways associated with industrial use of the land may suggest they were using breaks in the enclosure bank. (2)
The enclosure measures about 38m by 57m over the ramparts, which survive as about 5m wide and 0.3m high mounds with a c.0.2m deep hollow in front. The enclosure's proportions (2:3) and shape have lead to the suggestion it is a Roman military installation. However, its position is unusual and there are no clear signs of gates. Yet, the position of later routeways associated with industrial use of the land may suggest they were using breaks in the enclosure bank. (2)
N28957
Roman (43 to 410)
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