Monument record MLI30720 - Enclosure, south of Empringham Road
Summary
Enclosure, south of Empringham Road
Type and Period (2)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
A large rectangular enclosure lies north-west to south-east and just north of the county boundary, and shows as slight cropmark. The southern ditch seems to continue to the west on a slightly different alignment.{1}
The continuation of the southern ditch appears to be on the alignment of a former field boundary which ran along the county boundary. {2}
The enclosure appears to have an internal division and pit features within it. {3}{4}{5}
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SLI186 Aerial Photograph: FOARD, G.. 1984-90. NORTHANTS CC. TF0007-1, 24/7/1986, 3051/30; NHC 11915/5-6, 2/7/90.
- <2> SLI3659 Map: OS. 1956. OS 6 INCH SERIES. TF 00 NW.
- <3> SLI3613 Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. National Mapping Programme. TF0107:LI.789.6.1-2, 1995.
- <4> SLI5405 Article in Monograph: Helen Winton. 1998. 'The cropmark evidence for Prehistoric and Roman settlement in west Lincolnshire' in Lincolnshire's Archaeology from the Air. Page 49, Fig 2.16.
- <5> SLI145 Aerial Photograph: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1946-98. RCHME National Aerial Photograph Collection at Swindon. 23/13725, 12/7/90.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 011 070 (106m by 115m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | STAMFORD, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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