Monument record MLI126791 - Possible Prehistoric or Roman Features, Burwell

Summary

Cropmarks of possible boundaries and enclosure of possible prehistoric or Roman date, to the south-east of Burwell. These may alternatively be natural geological features, however, and their exact origin is uncertain.

Type and Period (3)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

Cropmarks of possible boundaries and enclosure of possible prehistoric or Roman date, to the south-east of Burwell. The cropmarks are visible on an aerial photograph taken of this area in 1999, and show as a number of linear ditched boundaries, the majority of which are orientated on a roughly north-east to south-west axis. A possible enclosure is also visible, centred at TF 3701 7867, and with its one measurable dimension being 17m. {1} An extensive series of natural geological features and spillways are known to exist along the eastern edge of the Lincolnshire Wolds, including this area near Valley Farm. It is possible that these features are the result of that previous glacial movement and activity, rather than being of archaeological origin, and their exact origin is uncertain. {2}

Sources/Archives (2)

  •  Aerial Photograph: Aerial Photograph. NMR TF 3778/10 (07/07/1999).
  •  Article in Serial: Allan Straw. 1961. 'Drifts, Meltwater Channels and Ice-Margins in the Lincolnshire Wolds' in Transactions and Papers (Institute of British Geographers). no.29, pp.115-28.

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred TF 3696 7865 (86m by 91m) Estimated from Sources
Civil Parish BURWELL, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Sep 8 2023 1:39PM

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