More information : (Centred SU 010177) Field system on Oakley Down. Taken from air photographs, Jan to March 1949. (1)
Vague, ploughed down lynchets are just visible over parts of this area, but no regular field pattern can be traced on the ground. (2)
"Celtic" fields on Oakley Down; part of a group covering the chalkland in the north east of the county. The fields impinge on, and appear to be integrated with the Iron Age/Romano-British settlement (SU 01 NW 17) which lies amongst them. (3-4)
The field system was examined by MPPA for possible scheduling, but since it is reduced by ploughing and there are no extant earthwork features, it is not recommended for scheduling. Ground photo with archive report. (5) |