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in its own small square enclosure. The earthworks to the south have the appearance ofgarden or allotment boundaries and this interpretation is support by the historic aerialphotographs which appear to show allotments or small garden plots being cultivated inthis area in the late 1940s (RAF 106G/UK/1356 5078 02-APR-1946; RAF 58/774 500421-AUG-1951). 19 th century maps (Figure 36B; Ordnance Survey 1 st edition 25 inch1869) also depict what appear to be paths and boundaries which may also relate to someof the earthwork remains.Rifle rangeIn the centre of the woodland to the south of the largest pond is the area named on themodern Ordnance Survey map as the ‘Rifle range’. It consists of a fenced area in theshape of an irregular pentagon which sits on a level terrace. In the south east corner ofthe site is a single storey rectangular brick building 3.5m by 11.7m with a flat concreteroof (Figure 31). The building has three bays, two of which are open to the west, andone which has been infilled with brick to create a small room at the southern end.Immediately to the north of the building is a low brick wall 6m in length and around 10courses high and slightly angled to its northern end. Due to tree cover on the availableaerial photographs it is not clear when the building was constructed but it was in place by1971 (MAL 71074/197 21-MAY-1971).Figure 31: The rifle-range building viewed from the west. Photograph: Derek KendalllDP049806 © English HeritageImmediately to the west, outside of the fence, is a substantial north-south scarp up to3m high in places and over 35m in length which has been cut into the rising ground tothe east. Historic aerial photographs show that the fence around the complex is a much© ENGLISH HERITAGE3814 - 2009