COOMBE HILL,ELLESBOROUGH
Location/Address
None recorded
Type
Other site, structure or landscape
Assets that cannot fit any of the other categories. This category includes sites of archaeological interest, where the original form and function may not be apparent without the use of archaeological techniques and interpretation.Description
Remains of late prehistoric cross-dyke, visible as surviving earthworks.
Dimensions - Length 0140 m
Plan Form - LINEAR
DITCH ABOUT 8.5M ACROSS, 0.5M DEEP & ERODED BANK ON N EDGE. RUNS SW ACROSS RIDGE WHICH RUNS N-S & BENDS TOWARDS S AT E END. STOPS ON FLAT GROUND ON CREST OF RIDGE PERHAPS BECAUSE REST OF RIDGE ORIGINALLY WOODED. PROBABLY DUG TO DEFEND A ROUTE ON RIDGE &/OR TO DEMARCATE TERRITORY (B1).
Statement of Significance
Asset type
Remains of late prehistoric cross-dyke, visible as surviving earthworks.
Date Listed
n/a