Monument record 6819/0/22 - Probable ornamental tree ring, Lilford Park
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Summary
A circular feature is visible as a faint earthwork and parchmark on NCC aerial photographs and HE Reconnaissance aerial photographs taken 30th June 2015. Initially interpreted as possible Neolithic mortuary enclosure, but more likely to be the remains of an ornamental tree ring and platform in the grounds of Lilford Park, of late C18 or C19 date, shown on historic Ordnance Survey mapping.
Map
Type and Period (5)
- RING DITCH (Unknown date)
- (Former Type) MORTUARY ENCLOSURE? (Prehistoric - 500000 BC to 42 AD)
- (Former Type) ENCLOSURE? (Modern to Late 20th Century - 1750 AD? to 1999 AD?)
- TREE RING (C18 or C19, Post Medieval to Modern - 1700 AD to 1899 AD)
- PROSPECT MOUND (C18 or C19, Post Medieval to Modern - 1700 AD to 1899 AD)
Full Description
{1} Cropmark recorded in 1983. Ring ditch, possibly an enclosure for circular clump of trees associated with the deer park at Lilford Hall.
{3, 4} A circular feature is visible as a faint earthwork and parchmark on HE Reconnaissance aerial photographs taken 30th June 2015. Historic Ordnance Survey mapping shows the site to be the remains of an ornamental tree ring and/or viewing platform, of late C18 or C19 date, in the grounds of Lilford Deer Park.
<1> FOARD G.R., 1983, ORAL REPORT TO SMR, (checked) (Oral Report). SNN50923.
<2> Northamptonshire SMR Collection of Aerial Photographs, NCCAP:TL0384/011-13 (unchecked) (Aerial Photograph(s)). SNN104822.
<3> Ordnance Survey Map (Scale/date), OS_EPOCH1_2500 Northamptonshire 1886 (Map). SNN112944.
<4> Aerial Photograph, 28735_040-048 30-JUN-2015 (Photographs). SNN112974.
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SNN50923 Oral Report: FOARD G.R.. 1983. ORAL REPORT TO SMR. 31/8/83. (checked).
- <2> SNN104822 Aerial Photograph(s): Northamptonshire SMR Collection of Aerial Photographs. NCCAP:TL0384/011-13 (unchecked).
- <3> SNN112944 Map: Ordnance Survey Map (Scale/date). OS_EPOCH1_2500 Northamptonshire 1886.
- <4> SNN112974 Photographs: Aerial Photograph. 28735_040-048 30-JUN-2015.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
Location
Grid reference | Centred TL 0328 8442 (50m by 61m) Central |
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Civil Parish | LILFORD-CUM-WIGSTHORPE, North Northamptonshire (formerly East Northants District) |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- NRHE HOB UID: 1626085
Record last edited
Feb 4 2025 7:53PM