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MONUMENT NO. 36552

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A possible enclosure, of unknown date, or function, may only be part of a water management system visible on aerial photographs.

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On level ground on the southern bank of the River Haddeo at SS
94332731 are the remains of a rectilinear enclosure bounded by a bank
and outer ditch. The southeast corner is quite well preserved but
much mutilation has been caused to the remainder by the construction
of modern hedges and by deliberate slighting of the bank. The
northern side is now bounded by the river, but there may once have
been a bank that has been eroded away. There are two gaps, in the E
side and near the SW corner, but neither is a clearly defined
entrance.

The siting of the earthwork does not suggest a defensive purpose; its
function and date are obscure. Its plan and situation are similar to
a recently discovered enclosure near Banwell, ST 35 NE.

Surveyed at 1:2500.
GPs AO/65/185/8 & AO/65/186/1. Stereo pair. (1)

SS 944274. Earthworks W of Bury. Scheduled, Somerset 343.
(Listed under 'Other Secular Sites & Buildings). (2)

The `enclosure', referred to by the revious authorities, is visible
on aerial photographs. The two `sides', which are defined by banks
which measure 60m and 40m. These banks do not have the appearance of
an enclosure and resemble semi-natural or drainage features, related
to the river. A number of drains are visible in the interior of the
enclosure. Two banks are also visible to the south of the supposed
enclosure which have the appearance of belonging to a water
management system. The features described above, associated with the
`enclosure' have been ploughed level. (3-4)

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( 1) Field Investigators Comments

F1 GHP 16-AUG-65

( 2) General reference

DOE (IAM) AMs Eng 2 1978 123

(3) Vertical aerial photograph reference number

RAF 540/860 4040-1 02-SEP-1952

(4) Vertical aerial photograph reference number

RAF 543/2821 274-5 27-APR-1964

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