Monument record MLI23573 - Cropmark Enclosures and Drove Road, Moulton

Summary

Cropmarks which appear to show irregular enclosures and a drove road. These features may have originally been a Romano British settlement, east of Eaugate Road and north of South Holland Main Drain, Moulton.

Type and Period (4)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

Aerial photographs show extensive cropmark features in the fields east of Eaugate Road and north of South Holland main drain north of Crown Hall Farm. These cropmarks extend southwards across the South Holland main drain (PRN 23574). {1}{2}{3}. A settlement near 'The Willows' formed of a band of irregular enclosures, aligned in a north to south direction, which abut Long Drive south-south-west to north-north-east. There is a possible ditched field system which includes old watercourses. {4}{5}

Sources/Archives (7)

  •  Aerial Photograph: 1984. 2351/9-14.
  •  Aerial Photograph: 1945-84. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY COLLECTION. FV42,46,48; HB10-12,1951, .
  •  Aerial Photograph: 1945-84. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY COLLECTION. RR67,69,1956, .
  •  Article in Monograph: HALLAM, S.J.. 1970. ‘Settlement around the Wash’ in The Fenland in Roman Times. GAZ 3016 p.304.
  •  Map: HALLAM, S.J.. 1970. The maps for ‘Settlement around the Wash’ in The Fenland in Roman Times. MAP 7 SHEET G.
  •  Index: SMR FILE. MOULTON. TF 31 NW:AD -.
  •  Index: OS CARD INDEX. MOULTON. TF 31 NW:1, 23,1965, DA.

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred TF 3042 1637 (1152m by 2454m)
Civil Parish MOULTON, SOUTH HOLLAND, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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