Monument record MLI32959 - Possible cropmark features, north of Old Beck
Summary
Possible cropmark features, north of Old Beck probably includes a Bronze Age barrow cemetery and a pit alignment.
Type and Period (5)
- RING DITCH (Undated)
- PIT ALIGNMENT (Later Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
- ENCLOSURE (Undated)
- BARROW (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 801 BC)
- BARROW CEMETERY (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 801 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Ring ditch crop marks are listed by St Joseph at TF116278, and faint traces of crop marks are visible over a large area in the field at TF115277. {1}{2}{3}
The area is under young crop. No surface irregularities were noted and no finds are known by the farmer. {1}
The cropmarks in this area have been interpreted as circular features, enclosures and pit alignments. {7}
There are three ring ditches, a pit alignment and other cropmark linear features and small enclosures on a gravel island at this point. There is evidence for later gravel extraction in the south of this island. {9}
Sources/Archives (9)
- <1> SLI2695 Index: OS CARD INDEX. RIPPINGALE. TF 12 NW:22,1965, DA.
- <2> SLI173 Aerial Photograph: 1945-84. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY COLLECTION. ABP43 (28/6/60).
- <3> SLI134 Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946-71. RAF POST WAR COLLECTION. 106G:UK:1431.7049-50,1946, .
- <4> SLI3232 Index: SMR FILE. RIPPINGALE. TF 12 NW:AS -.
- <5> SLI145 Aerial Photograph: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1946-98. RCHME National Aerial Photograph Collection at Swindon. SF1718/7 and 8, SF2089-25a, SF2095-22a.
- <6> SLI193 Aerial Photograph: 1946-98. RCHME. 2573-18, TF1127/17; 2573/17, TF1127/16.
- <7> SLI8156 Index: Heritage Trust of Lincolnshire. South Kesteven Records. Rippingale. -.
- <8> SLI110 Aerial Photograph: 1945-84. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY COLLECTION. ABP42 (28/6/60); AZA59 (22/7/69).
- <9> SLI12935 Verbal Communication: Peter Chowne. 2010. Conversation with Peter Chowne at the HER. 14/04/2010.
Map
Location
Grid reference | Centred TF 116 278 (335m by 398m) Approximate |
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Civil Parish | RIPPINGALE, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Jul 9 2024 10:04AM
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