Monument record MLI116247 - Late Medieval Ditch, Wainfleet Road, Fishtoft
Summary
An east to west aligned linear ditch of late medieval date, on land off Wainfleet Road, Fishtoft.
Type and Period (1)
- DITCH (Medieval to Post Medieval - 1300 AD to 1599 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
An east to west aligned linear magnetic anomaly was recorded in this location in April 2014, during magnetometer survey of land off Wainfleet Road, Fishtoft. The anomaly was thought to represent the remains of a former field boundary or drainage feature of uncertain date. {1}{2}
Subsequent trial trenching, conducted in September 2014, confirmed the presence of the feature, and resolved it as a 2m wide ditch. The feature runs roughly parallel to the course of Wainfleet Road, and was thought to represent a boundary or drainage ditch associated with an earlier course of the road. Several pieces of undiagnostic brick were recovered from the feature's fill, along with a single piece of late medieval tile. {3}{4}
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SLI15444 Report: Archaeological Project Services. 2014. Land off Wainfleet Road, Boston. APS site code: BOWR14.
- <2> SLI15445 Archive: Archaeological Project Services. 2014. Land off Wainfleet Road, Boston. LCNCC 2014.33.
- <3> SLI15447 Report: Archaeological Project Services. 2014. Wainfleet Road, Boston. APS site code: BOWR 14.
- <4> SLI15448 Archive: Archaeological Project Services. 2014. Wainfleet Road, Boston. LCNCC 2014.33.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 3412 4534 (55m by 29m) Estimated from sources |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | FISHTOFT, BOSTON, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Event - Survey: Land off Wainfleet Road, Boston (ELI12632)
- Event - Intervention: Wainfleet Road, Boston (ELI12633)
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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