Earthwork in Morcott Spinney
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Earthwork in Morcott Spinney
Image: © Alan Murray-Rust Taken: 11 Apr 2016
This is a scheduled monument, but there is no clear indication of precisely what it was. It has been variously identified as an uncompleted motte, a Civil War artillery emplacement and a viewpoint for a landed estate. Aerial photography from 2011 indicates further earthworks outside the spinney, suggesting an 'outer bailey' but without any confirmation that they are associated with the main earthwork.
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Image Location
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Latitude
52.610834
Longitude
-0.63123