This land is bisected by a paved road leading to Wincobank hill fort. This road is straight and surveyed, possibly related to the later management of Wincobank Wood or nearby sandstone quarries shown on the 1851 OS. The polygon is defined by the extent of curvilinear boundaries that appear to have partially truncated the outer ditch and counterscarp of the Iron Age fort. This relationship was confirmed during the survey of the fort (NAA 2001) undertaken as part of the wider recording of earthworks in Sheffield's woodlands for the 'Fuelling the Revolution' project. As a consequence it can be said with some confidence that the fields to the south of Wincobank Fort post-date its main period of use. By 1851 it appears the earlier piecemeal enclosure has been subdivided by surveyed boundaries with a small terrace of cottages built alongside Wincobank Wood Lane. The cottages have since been demolished but the road still survives. On the 1925 OS most of the fields are being used as allotment gardens. These have been abandoned since the early 1970s and the area is currently reverting to scrub. A little evidence for the earlier uses survive, giving fragmentary legibility.