Find Spot record MLI33164 - DRESSED STONE, CAR DYKE
Summary
DRESSED STONE, CAR DYKE
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
There was the discovery of a quantity of dressed and sculptured Barnack stones in that portion of Car Dyke passing through the parish of Morton. These stones were clearly intended for the construction or preparation of some ecclesiastical building, but seem to have been accidentally sunk in the Car Dyke, in whose bed they remained for several centuries. {1}{2}{3}
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SLI2344 Index: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Card Index. TF 12 SW: 9.
- <2> SLI323 Article in Serial: C.W. Phillips. 1935. 'The Present State of Archaeology in Lincolnshire: Part 2' in the Archaeological Journal. vol.91, p.121.
- <3> SLI2881 Index: Lincolnshire County Council. Sites and Monuments Record Card Index. TF 12 NW: D, T.
Map
Location
Grid reference | TF 111 240 (point) Centre |
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Civil Parish | MORTON, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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