Possible Quarry 400m N of Princethorpe Great Wood

Description of this historic site

The site of a pond, probably the result of quarrying during the Imperial period. It is situated 400m north of Princethorpe Great Wood.

Notes about this historic site

1 A horseshoe-shaped earthwork, shown on the 1905 map – it may well be the earthworks thrown up by quarrying.
2 A site visit showed a pond and it is likely to be in the hollow created by quarrying. Not of great significance.

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