Monument record MLI115751 - Undated Pits and Ditch, Old Leys Lane, Willoughton
Summary
A number of pits and a ditch of unknown date, found on land off Old Leys Lane, Willoughton.
Type and Period (3)
- PIT (Unknown date)
- FIELD BOUNDARY (Unknown date)
- QUARRY (Unknown date)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Several magnetic anomalies representing possible archaeological activity of unknown date were recorded in this location in November 2014, during a magnetometry survey, conducted on land off Old Leys Lane, Willoughton. The recorded anomalies included a probable pit-like feature, a probable former field boundary and a larger amorphous feature, thought to be the possible remains of a former pit, hollow or pond. {1}
Subsequent trial trenching, conducted in December 2014, confirmed the presence of the pit-like anomaly and linear feature, but resolved the larger amorphous feature as a probable palaeochannel of natural origin. The pit feature was cut into the natural limestone brash, and was thought to have served as a former quarry or marl pit. The linear magnetic anomaly was resolved as an east to west aligned ditch, very likely the remains of a former field boundary of relatively recent date. A further small pit was also recorded, sealed by the deposits of the palaeochannel. No artefacts were recovered from any of the features, which remain undated, although environmental samples were taken of their fills. These samples indicated that the area was mainly short open grassland, located some distance from any areas of settlement, at the time the features were in use. {2}{3}
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SLI14809 Report: Allen Archaeology Ltd. 2014. Land off Old Leys Lane, Willoughton. AAL site code: WIOL 14.
- <2> SLI15454 Report: Allen Archaeology Ltd. 2015. Land off Old Leys Lane, Willoughton. AAL site code: WIOL 14.
- <3> SLI15455 Archive: Allen Archaeology Ltd. 2015. Land off Old Leys Lane, Willoughton. LCNCC 2014.231.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 9537 9277 (102m by 151m) Estimated from sources |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WILLOUGHTON, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Event - Survey: Land off Old Leys Lane, Willoughton (ELI12176)
- Event - Intervention: Land off Old Leys Lane, Willoughton (ELI12637)
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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