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Multi-periodSite Name: Swyncombe Downs EarthworkCountry: England County: Oxfordshire Type: Misc. Earthwork
Map Ref: SU66889152
Latitude: 51.618540N Longitude: 1.035394W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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From Pastscape:
"A trench, 4ft. deep and 35ft. wide, commands the Icknield Way
for a mile along the top of Swyncombe Downs. It commences at
the highest part of the hill on the E. (approximately SU
685914), and runs due W. along its N. edge, and turns NW to
descend to within 130 yards of the Icknield Way. At the point
where it turns NW (SU 672915) two slighter lines appear to run
to the W. (to SU668915) and SE (to SU673914), as though to protect
this narrow part of the hill from being taken in the rear.
These linear earthworks are comparable with the L.B.A. ranch
boundaries of Wessex and comprise a ditch, averaging 10.0m.
wide, 1.0m. deep, with a bank on the downhill side, 6.0m. wide,
up to 1.0m. in height. The major work runs from the top of
steep slopes, above the Icknield Way, at SU 66889152, follows
the S. side of a ridge with the bank on the S. side to SU
67239155, where it is crossed by a similar work running across
the ridge from SU 67129175 to where it fades out on open arable
downland at SU 67319142. The work continues eastwards above
northerly slopes and now with the bank to the N., as far as SU
68599140, where it also fades out, on leaving woodland, for
open arable downland. "
Source: Pastscape
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