Seven Mile House Farm, ditched enclosure

Seven Mile House Farm, ditched enclosure

HER Number
1323
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Seven Mile House Farm, ditched enclosure
Place
Brenkley
Map Sheet
NZ27SW
Class
Monument <By Form>
Site Type: Broad
Enclosure
Site Type: Specific
Ditched Enclosure
General Period
ROMAN
Specific Period
Roman 43 to 410
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
422907
Northing
575010
Grid Reference
NZ422907575010
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