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Caesar's Camp, Scholes Coppice
South Yorkshire, England ยท Atlas EN1266
Location
- Atlas number
- EN1266 (1266)
- Country
- England
- Current county or unitary authority
- South Yorkshire
- Historic county
- Yorkshire
- Parish, community, or townland
- Rotherham
- National Grid reference
- SK 3955 9523
- Latitude
- 53.45234
- Longitude
- -1.40590
- Altitude
- 98 m
Form and condition
- Type
- hillslope fort
- Condition
- Extant
- Morphology
- univallate
- Complete rampart circuit
- Yes
- Number of ramparts
- 1
- Number of ditches
- 1
- Possible original entrances
- 1
- Breaks through the ramparts
- 1
- Enclosed area
- 0.4 ha
- Enclosing works, as visible
- earthen bank and counterscarp bank
- Also recorded
- ditches
- Entrance forms
- Simple Gap (North east)
Landscape
- Topographic position
- hillslope
- Aspect
- southwest
- Land use
- woodland
- Water source
- stream
Dating
- Dating
- undated
- Dating evidence
- Artefactual
- Dating reliability
- C - Low
Interior and investigation
- Finds
- pottery and metalworking
- Investigations
- 1st Identified Map Depiction (1778); Other (1965); Other (1979); Excavation (1992); Earthwork Survey (1992); Other (1992); 1st Identified Map Depiction (1854-1855); Other (None-None)
Identifiers
- Scheduled monument number
- 1004829
- HER
- South Yorkshire 00131/01
- National record
- record SK 39 NE 6; monument 314707
- Wikidata
- Q31112937
Sources
References
- Atkinson, S. and Sydes, R.E. 1992. Report on the Archaeological Investigation of Caesers Camp Scheduled Ancient Monument, Kimberworth, Rotherham, South Yorkshire. South Yorkshire Archaeology Unit. Unpublished
- Buckland, P.C. and Cumberpatch., C.G. 1992. The Pottery From the Excavations at Scholes Coppice 1992. Unpublished
- Latham, I.D. 1991. Results of a Topographical Survey of Caesar's Camp, Scholes Coppice, Rotherham. South Yorkshire Archaeology Unit. Unpublished
- Page, W. 1974. The Victoria History of the Counties of England: A History of Yorkshire. Volume II. 8-10
- Wagner, P, 1992. Environmental Analysis of Samples from Scholes Coppice, Kimberworth, South Yorkshire. University of Sheffield Archaeology Service. Unpublished