Monument record MLI32979 - ENCLOSURE, SOUTHEAST OF GREATFORD
Summary
ENCLOSURE, SOUTHEAST OF GREATFORD
Type and Period (4)
- ENCLOSURE (Undated)
- TRACKWAY (Undated)
- DITCH (Undated)
- HUT CIRCLE (Later Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
Full Description
PRN 32979
A REGULAR RECTANGULAR DITCHED ENCLOSURE WITH ROUNDED CORNERS AND ALIGNED NORTH- SOUTH, VISIBLE AS A CROPMARK ON ST.JOSEPH APs FROM 1949. THE NORTHWEST CORNER IS OBSCURED BY A BELT OF TREES. THERE ARE TWO APPARENT ENTRANCES, OPPOSITE EACH OTHER TOWARDS THE SOUTHERN END OF THE LONGER SIDES. SOME EVIDENCE OF INTERNAL DITCHED DIVISIONS. A POSSIBLE DOUBLE- DITCHED TRACKWAY APPROACHES THE ENTRANCE NEAR THE SOUTHEASTERN CORNER FROM THE EAST APPARENTLY CONNECTING THE ENCLOSURE WITH ANOTHER ? SETTLEMENT COMPLEX. {1}{2}{3} MAPPED BY RCHM IN 1960 IN 'A MATTER OF TIME'. {4}~
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SLI175 Aerial Photograph: J.K.S. St Joseph. 1945-79. Cambridge University Collection. JG 50-51,1952, .
- <2> SLI175 Aerial Photograph: J.K.S. St Joseph. 1945-79. Cambridge University Collection. EA 059,1949, .
- <3> SLI175 Aerial Photograph: J.K.S. St Joseph. 1945-79. Cambridge University Collection. VJ 27,1957, .
- <4> SLI1057 Bibliographic Reference: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1960. A Matter of Time. pp36,59; Fig 10 No.12.
- <5> SLI3613 Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. National Mapping Programme. TF 00 SE LI.788.50.1-5,.51-4,.52.1,.53.1-2, 54.1-2.,1995.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 0984 1152 (587m by 453m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BARHOLM AND STOWE, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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