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<< Our Photo Pages >> Western Park (Leicester) - Misc. Earthwork in England in Leicestershire and Rutland

Submitted by Andy B on Saturday, 14 August 2004  Page Views: 7041

Modern SitesSite Name: Western Park (Leicester)
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 0.867 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Leicestershire and Rutland Type: Misc. Earthwork

Map Ref: SK555043
Latitude: 52.633622N  Longitude: 1.181381W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
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1Awful
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5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
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2co-ordinates of the nearest village
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Western Park (Leicester) submitted by Lorret : I visited western park after realising there wasn't an image of the site. My dog is there for size reference (Vote or comment on this photo)
These cropmarks have often been cited as possible barrows. Somewhat more prosaically, the ring ditches here are well-attested traces of the WWII searchlight battery that was stationed here. The ring and ditch form representing the earth bunds or berms that provided a measure of blast protection if needed. There is close by, however, a possible flint working site (roughly opposite Finch Close), but we lack any further information on the site as it was a verbal report made to my predecessors in 1982.

The details of the battery are recorded on the city council’s Heritage Environment Record and these can be seen by clicking on the link. Many thanks for the above correction from the Leicester City Archaeologist.

Previous text by enkidu41 claimed it as a possible henge, which it isn't: "Grass marks show a complex of 6 interrupted marks. The largest at SK 5545 0530 has an internal diameter of about 65' and is interrupted to the SE, possibly for an entrance. The ring ditch at SK 5550 0427 has an internal diameter of 62' and is interrupted in the W sector. The ring ditch at SK 5545 0426 has an internal diameter of 32' and is interrupted to the SW. The ring ditches at SK 5549 0425 and SK 5552 0425 each has an internal diameter of 59' and are interrupted to the NW. The ring ditch at SK 5552 0423 has an internal diameter of 36'."
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SK5504 : Western Park, Leicester by Mat Fascione
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SK5504 : Park View at Western Park, Leicester by Mat Fascione
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SK5504 : Early evening in Western Park, Leicester by Richard Vince
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Conserving fragile Iron Age cauldrons from Glenfield Park by Andy B on Thursday, 30 November 2017
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MOLA team - 23.11.2017

Thought to date to the 4th-3rd centuries BC, a remarkable group of 11 Iron Age cauldrons was uncovered on an archaeological site on the fringes of Leicester in 2013 by a team from ULAS. This was the first such discovery of these vessels in the East Midlands.

They were lifted by conservators in blocks of their surrounding soil so that they can be excavated and recorded microscopically in MOLA’s conservation laboratory.

CT scan images here:
https://www.mola.org.uk/blog/conserving-fragile-iron-age-cauldrons-glenfield-park
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Glenfield Park: Living with cauldrons by Andy B on Thursday, 30 November 2017
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Excavation in Leicestershire has uncovered unique evidence for iron age feasting and ritual at a long-lived, changing settlement.

Over the winter of 2013/14 ULAS carried out the excavation of a significant archaeological site on land at Glenfield Park, close to the M1 and between the villages of Glenfield and Kirby Muxloe, which lie west of Leicester. The work was commissioned by Wilson Bowden Developments Ltd. in advance of a large-scale warehouse and distribution centre.

The excavation revealed evidence for long-term landscape inhabitation throughout most of the Iron Age and Roman periods across an area of c. 12ha. The main focus of interest was a dense c. 4ha spread of settlement remains at the northern end of the site, comprising many roundhouses, enclosures, 4-post structures and pits that occupied the southern slopes of a spur of slightly higher ground.

Part of the site had been revealed in 1993 ahead of a road development, when fieldwalking and excavation by the Leicestershire Archaeological Unit revealed settlement remains dating between the Late Bronze Age and Middle Iron Age. At that time there had been few excavations of later prehistoric settlements in Leicestershire. It was nonetheless clear, from the wider spread of fieldwalking evidence, that the excavated site was only part of a much larger area of occupation concentrated to the east.

https://www2.le.ac.uk/services/ulas/discoveries/projects/iron-age/glenfield-cauldrons
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Re: Ancient Buried Treasures unearthed in Leicester park by AngieLake on Tuesday, 28 November 2017
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A unique collection of Iron Age metal artefacts has shed new light on the feasting rituals of prehistoric communities near Leicester around 2,300 years ago.
Experts uncovered a trove of ancient buried treasures during excavation works for a warehouse development project.
Rare objects, including cauldrons, pins, a brooch and a copper 'horn-cap' which may have been used in a ceremonial staff, suggest the importance of ceremony at the site.
Researchers believe the wide range of dates for the burial of the items hint at repeated use of the village to host lavish gatherings.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-5124039/Cauldrons-shed-light-Iron-Age-feasting-rituals.html

I read this article on the Daily Mail website and attempted to find an OS grid ref for the site as shown on a map in the article. I entered what I thought it would be: SK534048 approx, and this site page came up.
Is it the same site, I wonder?
An interesting article, anyway, and good illustrations.
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    Re: Ancient Buried Treasures unearthed in Leicester park by Andy B on Thursday, 30 November 2017
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    Thanks Angie, I don't think it is, but this is as good a place to put it as anywhere. Glenfield is about 1km to the East towards the M1 so I assume it's there. I've found a couple of other articles on it as well.
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