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Barwick-In-Elmet
West Yorkshire, England ยท Atlas EN1597
Location
- Atlas number
- EN1597 (1597)
- Country
- England
- Current county or unitary authority
- West Yorkshire
- Historic county
- Yorkshire
- Parish, community, or townland
- Barwick in Elmet and Scholes
- National Grid reference
- SE 39899 37615
- Latitude
- 53.83327
- Longitude
- -1.39522
- Altitude
- 83 m
Form and condition
- Type
- contour 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
- 6.1 ha
- Enclosing works, as visible
- earthen bank
- Also recorded
- ditches
- Entrance forms
- In-turned (North)
Landscape
- Topographic position
- hilltop
- Aspect
- north
- Land use
- pasture
Dating
- Dating
- undated
- Dating reliability
- D - None
Interior and investigation
- Finds
- human bones
- Investigations
- 1st Identified Written Reference (1908); Other (1949); Other (1961); Other (1964); Excavation (1991); 1st Identified Map Depiction (1885-1900); Geophysical Survey (2005-2006); Excavation (1801-1832)
Identifiers
- Scheduled monument number
- 1010924
- HER
- West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service 4
- National record
- record SE 33 NE 7; monument 52862
- Wikidata
- Q31119937
Sources
References
- Colman, F.S., 1908, A History of the Parish of Barwick-in-Elmet, in the county of York (Thoresby Society 17) p. 19-24
- Hanson, W.S. and Campbell, D.B. 1986. The Brigantes: From Clientage to Conquest. Britannia 17, 1986 Page(s)73-89
- Harrison, T. S. and Webb, A. 2006. Barwick Earthwork Project, Barwick In Elmet, West Yorkshire Archaeological Services WYAS 1518