Site Event/Activity record ELI13740 - High Dike, Great Ponton

Location

Grid reference Centred SK 9396 3096 (203m by 275m) Estimated from Sources
Civil Parish GREAT PONTON, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE

Technique(s)

  • Trial Trenching

Organisation

RSK ADAS Ltd

Date

From 04 May 2021 to 05 May 2021 (between)

Map

Description

Four trial trenches were excavated to inform the proposed construction of a new poultry development on land at High Dike, Great Ponton. The trenches were targeted to investigate a number of geophysical anomalies recorded by a prior magnetometry survey (see ELI13739). The trenching confirmed the presence of medieval ridge and furrow across parts of the site, but resolved the pit-like anomalies towards the northern edge of the site as a mixture of geological features and modern disturbance. {1}{2} {1}{2} along with a small number of possible pit-like anomalies, located towards the northern edge of the site. {1} Subsequent trial trenching in this area resolved the pit-like anomalies towards the northern edge of the site as a mixture of geological features and modern disturbance (see ELI13470).

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Sources/Archives (2)

  •  Report: RSK ADAS Ltd. 2021. High Dike, Great Ponton. RSK ADAS site code: HDGP21.
  •  Archive: RSK ADAS Ltd. 2021. High Dike, Great Ponton. LCNCC 2021.78.

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

  • Ridge and Furrow, Great Ponton (Monument)

Record last edited

Dec 29 2022 1:18PM

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