Iron Age linear earthwork

Description of this historic site

A linear earthwork, possibly an Iron Age boundary, known as Hobditch. It is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs. It is located 800m east of Umberslade Park.

Notes about this historic site

2 Air photographs indicate an alignment of earthwork and this is visible on the ground. The alignment was examined in the field and the bank appears to survive to a height of about 1m. Only very slight traces of an E ditch were apparent.
3 An evaluation trench was carried out at the proposed site of a wind turbine, adjacent to the Hob’s Ditch. No archaeological finds or features were identified. A series of levels were taken across the bank and ditch of the Hob’s ditch.

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