| Description | This site was described by the O.S. after their field visit and survey in 1964, as a single ditched near circular enclosure situated in a non defensive position. Vestiges of apparent internal and external banks were discernible on the NW quadrant, though in general only a superficial ditch survived. The enclosure was under pasture in 1964. N.B. the O.S. card has no attached map of the survey, nor do they give any indication of the size of the earthwork (thought to be roughly 75 m in diameter).
Field visit c. 1994 showed the site to be in the same condition as described above, but recent spoil dumps (stone, concrete, earth) existed in the immediate vicinity and the site appeared to be most vulnerable to even minor works, not least because it is not immediately apparent to the untrained eye. There is a possibility of very amorphous earthworks in the field to the south; a pond and bank of unknown date exist to the north east, just on the east side of Salter Royd wood.
English Heritage 16/06/1998, Scheduled monument description for 31491:
The monument includes a sub circular late prehistoric settlement, 150m north of Shaygate Farm.
The enclosure is about 75m in diameter and is bounded by a ditch with inner and outer banks. The ditch is approximately 4m wide and 0.2m deep. The inner bank is up to 5m wide and survives to a height of 0.2m. The outer bank is up to 4m wide and survives to a height of 0.3m The interior of the enclosure is slightly uneven, and has a level area near it east edge which may be the site of a hut circle.
The electricity pylon and the horse jumps are excluded from the scheduling, although the ground beneath them is included. |