Monument record 3462/3 - Probable Iron Age/Roman enclosure, west of Black Lodge

A subrectangular ditched enclosure of probable Iron Age or Roman date is visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs. Located in a field immediately W of Black Lodge, the ditch up to 3.5 metres wide has three linear sides, with a curvilinear E facing side, enclosing an area about 16.5 x 14 metres at its widest points. A gap of 2 metres in the E facing side may be an entrance.

{1} A subrectangular ditched enclosure of probable Iron Age or Roman date is visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs and was mapped as part of the Bedford Borough NMP project. Located in a field immediately west of Black Lodge and centred at TL 02646 72037, the ditch up to 3.5 metres wide has three linear sides, with a curvilinear east-facing side, enclosing an area about 16.5 x 14 metres at its widest points. A gap of 2 metres in the east-facing side may be an entrance.

[Text edited from English Heritage's Pastscape Website- Monument No. 1622842 (accessed 12/11/2019)]

<1> Oblique Aerial Photograph, NHC SF3061/7 28-JUL-1986 (Aerial Photograph(s)). SNN111738.

<2> ENGLISH HERITAGE, Pastscape, Monument No. 1622842 (Website). SNN109137.

<3> Bedford Borough Council HER, Undated, Bedford Borough NMP, MD003015 (Archive). SNN113023.

Record last edited

Feb 17 2025 6:55PM