Monument record MLI125725 - Undated System of Pit Alignments, Wyville cum Hungerton
Summary
Undated system of pit alignments and linear features, Wyville cum Hungerton
Type and Period (2)
- PIT ALIGNMENT (Unknown date)
- LINEAR SYSTEM (Unknown date)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
A pit alignment was identified as cropmarks in aerial photographs dating to the 1970s-1980s running in an irregular linear arrangement approximately northeast to southwest. {1}
A geophysical survey undertaken in 2018 suggests the alignment may form part of a larger system, with the survey results identifying a linear feature on the same alignment in the same location contiguous with several other linear features forming a broadly northeast to southwest aligned system of boundaries. It is unclear based on the geophysical survey results whether all of the linear features are true ditches or are pit alignments. A broadly rectangular enclosure on the same alignment was also noted. {2}
The form of the pit alignment and linear features, in conjunction with a nearby scatter of Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Age flints (MLI34844), a Scheduled barrow (MLI30081), and an additional possible barrow or ring ditch (MLI127427) identified in the same 2018 geophysical survey is suggestive of a later prehistoric date for the system.
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SLI89 Aerial Photograph: Aerial Photograph. SK8830/2.
- <2> SLI18641 Report: 2018. Archaeological Geophysical Survey, Minerals Permission Review, Welby Estate, Land at Extraction Area 7, Denton, Grantham. -.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 8846 3078 (797m by 420m) Estimated from Sources |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WYVILLE CUM HUNGERTON, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Jan 8 2025 4:35PM
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