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New Bield
Hob Uid: 64989
Location : North Yorkshire Ryedale Heslerton
Grid Ref : SE9337072750
Summary : An earthwork at New Bield is used as a cattle shelter and is scheduled as a ringwork. The earthwork survives on the north, west and south sides, being 4.5 to 5 metres wide and between 0.5 and 0.3 metres high. The enclosure has a diameter of circa 95m.This circular enclosure has previously been recorded as a medieval castle ringwork, but this seems unlikely given its detatchment from the wider medieval settlement, its overtly circular plan and the prehistoric barrow situated inside the enclosure which does not appear to have been re-used as a medieval feature. Its rigidly circular plan suggests that it may directly be associated with the barrow in its centre.
More information : (Centred SE 93377275) THE NEW BIELD (NAT) (1) Circular bank and clump of trees - now cut down, formerly used for protection of cattle in rough weather. (2) Ring work - Scheduled. (3) The work which is under permanent pasture on near-level ground consists of a bank, average height 0.5 m externally and 0.3 m internally, with an average width of 4.5 - 5.0 m. It has no apparent entrance now but 2 gaps in the E side show on the pre-war 25" survey. However this side has been destroyed entirely. There is the suggestion of an outer ditch, indicated by darker grass, but this is too indefinite for survey action. The work appears to be too well-defined to be of any great age. Published survey (25") revised. (4) SE 933727. New Bield round barrow (see SE 97 SW 17) and ring-work. Scheduled. (5)

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Source details : OS 6" 1854
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Source details : ONB 1909 29
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Source details : DOE (IAM 1967 Supp 7)
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Source details : F1 DS 17-MAY-72
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Source details : DOE(IAM)AMs Eng 1 1978 53
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Post Medieval
Monument End Date : 1901
Monument Start Date : 1540
Monument Type : Cattle Shelter
Evidence : Earthwork

Monument Period Name : Uncertain
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Monument Type : Enclosure
Evidence : Earthwork

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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (County No.)
External Cross Reference Number : NY 786
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SE 97 SW 18
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Relationship type : General association

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Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1972-05-17
End Date : 1972-05-17

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New Bield