Woodbanks at Hartshill Hayes
Several boundary banks, possible of Medieval date, survive as earthworks and are situated in Hartshill Hayes Country Park.
1 Field survey by RCHME in 1997 identified the earthwork remains of several stretches of woodbank. The main bank runs along the NW and SW perimeters of the wood (the eastern perimeters having been encroached upon by modern development) for a total of over 1200 metres. The NW perimeter is also the parish boundary. A Medieval date has been suggested for the feature but the RCHME survey found no evidence to substantiate this. A further woodbank is located on the N edge of the cemetery.
2 Plan with above.
3 Presence of extensive old small-leaved lime coppice supports a medieval date for the wood and may indicate a direct link with prehistoric wildwood.
- For the sources of these notes, see the
- Timetrail record
- produced by the Historic Environment Record.
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