<< Our Photo Pages >> West Shank Enclosure - Misc. Earthwork in England in Northumberland
Submitted by Anne T on Monday, 20 July 2015 Page Views: 1785
Multi-periodSite Name: West Shank EnclosureCountry: England County: Northumberland Type: Misc. Earthwork
Nearest Town: Morpeth Nearest Village: Scot's Gap
Map Ref: NZ02269364
Latitude: 55.236959N Longitude: 1.966005W
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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Anne T visited on 15th Jul 2015 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 3 Access: 3 West Shank Enclosure, near Fontburn Reservoir, Northumberland: See visit report for Hollinghill Enclosure.
Lying almost due south of the remote Fallowlees Farm across the Fallowlees Burn to the north, this enclosure is formed by very obvious low banks to its northern edge, together with an outer ditch. It has partly been destroyed by modern pathways.
The enclosure has a polygonal shape rather than rectangular or oval in shape and is cut not only by the footpath but by a modern farmtrack with runs on a north west slope down to Fallowlees Burn. It encloses an area approximately 85 metres by 70 metres.
From Hollinghill Enclosure, follow the footpath westwards for about 200 yards, across ground which has clear ridge and furrow marks.
The enclosure, together with Hollinghill Enclosure to its east, can be seen clearly on Google Earth.
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