The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units — Result Details

Landscaping Associated with Archaeological Sites

Computer Code: LQU Preferred Map Code: notEntered
Status Code: Full
Age range: Holocene Epoch (QH) — Holocene Epoch (QH)
Lithological Description: An area of Landscaped Ground where the land surface (natural or artificial) has been extensively remodelled in the creation of a recognised ancient or pre-historic structure. The exact nature of the structure is unspecified. The English Heritage classification (National Monuments Record Monument Type Thesaurus) is recommended for further subdivision of this type of Archaeological feature. Composition: variable.
Definition of Lower Boundary: none recorded or not applicable
Definition of Upper Boundary: none recorded or not applicable
Thickness: none recorded or not applicable
Geographical Limits: none recorded or not applicable
Parent Unit: Landscaped Ground (LSGR)
Previous Name(s): none recorded or not applicable
Alternative Name(s): none recorded or not applicable
Stratotypes:
none recorded or not applicable
Reference(s):
Ford, J, Kessler, H, Cooper, A H, Price, S J, and Humpage A J. 2010. An enhanced classification for artificial ground. British Geological Survey Open Report, OR/10/36. 
English Heritage. 1999. National Monuments Record Thesauri. http://thesaurus.english-heritage.org.uk/. Accessed 5 October 2010. 
1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used:
none recorded or not applicable