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Island Covert
Worcestershire, England ยท Atlas EN0381
Location
- Atlas number
- EN0381 (381)
- Country
- England
- Current county or unitary authority
- Worcestershire
- Historic county
- Worcestershire
- Parish, community, or townland
- Upton-upon- Severn
- National Grid reference
- SO843385
- Latitude
- 52.04498
- Longitude
- -2.22914
- Altitude
- 30.5 m
Form and condition
- Type
- marsh fort
- Condition
- Extant
- Morphology
- univallate
- Complete rampart circuit
- Yes
- Number of ramparts
- 1
- Number of ditches
- 0
- Possible original entrances
- 0
- Breaks through the ramparts
- 0
- Enclosed area
- 0.6 ha
- Enclosing works, as visible
- earthen bank
Landscape
- Topographic position
- lowland
- Aspect
- level
- Land use
- woodland and scrub or bracken
Dating
- Dating
- undated
- Dating reliability
- D - None
Interior and investigation
- Investigations
- Other (1989)
Identifiers
- HER
- Worcestershire MWR2015 (second identifier WSM05929)
- National record
- record SO 83 NW
- Wikidata
- Q31120274
Sources
References
- Darlington, J. 1989. Field Survey Report 1988: Island Covert Enclosure, Upton upon Severn, South Worcestershire Archaeological Group.
- Price, P. 1989. Field Survey Report 1989: Island Covert Enclosure, Upton upon Severn, South Worcestershire Archaeological Group.
- Price, P. A. ed. 1998. South Worcestershire Archaeological Group Fieldwork Report - 1998, South Worcestershire Archaeological Group.