Approaching Staden Low
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Approaching Staden Low
Image: © Neil Theasby Taken: 12 Mar 2014
Staden Low - an earthwork enclosure of uncertain date and function. It comprises an oval embankment with internal ditch, with a maximum external diameter of circa 58 metres. There are two entrances, one on the north-north-east and the other to the south-south-east. Suggested interpretations for the oval enclosure include a henge or an Iron Age enclosure, while a sheepfold was suggested by the Ordnance Survey. An excavation in circa 1959 recovered some animal bones, Roman pottery, brooches and some chert and flint flakes.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.247131
Longitude
-1.893709