Monument record MLI22295 - POSSIBLE SITE OF RB SETTLEMENT

Summary

POSSIBLE SITE OF RB SETTLEMENT

Type and Period (3)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

Ditched droves running NE and SE from Gedney Hill apparently orientated on to the church. This suggests church may be built on RB site.{3} The wider than normal, double-ditched drove from the SE extends beyond the Throckenholt RB complex at TF360094, where it forms a single-line ditch along the SW edge. The drove running NE connects with further droves SW and NE of Ivy Cottage, TF350121.{1}{2}{3} No evidence of Roman roads seen in crop or where modern ditches or roads cross indicated line.{1}

Sources/Archives (4)

  •  Index: OS CARD INDEX. GEDNEY HILL. TF 31 SW:21,1965, D.A..
  •  Map: P. Salway, S.J. Hallam and J. I'Anson Bromwich, with C.W. Phillips (ed.). 1970. Maps for ‘The Fenland in Roman Times'. MAP 9 SHEET J.
  •  Index: SMR FILE. GEDNEY HILL. TF 31 SW:AZ -.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: P. Salway, S.J. Hallam and J. I'Anson Bromwich, with C.W. Phillips (ed.). 1970. The Fenland in Roman Times. GAZ FS P 302.

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred TF 3385 1128 (197m by 198m)
Civil Parish GEDNEY HILL, SOUTH HOLLAND, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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