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Boilton Wood

Lancashire, England ยท Atlas EN2952

Location

Atlas number
EN2952 (2952)
Country
England
Current county or unitary authority
Lancashire
Historic county
Lancashire
Parish, community, or townland
Preston
National Grid reference
SD 58400 31450
Latitude
53.77771
Longitude
-2.63276
Altitude
43 m

Form and condition

Type
promontory fort
Condition
Extant
Morphology
partial univallate
Complete rampart circuit
No
Number of ramparts
1
Number of ditches
1
Also recorded
ditches

Landscape

Topographic position
inland promontory and lowland
Aspect
east
Land use
woodland

Dating

Dating
undated
Dating reliability
D - None

Interior and investigation

Investigations
1st Identified Written Reference (1991)

Identifiers

HER
Lancashire MLA15204
Wikidata
Q31110667

Sources

References

  1. Welsh, T. C. 1991. Promontory forts on the Ribble. Unpublished