Monument record MLI33309 - Ditches and enclosures visible in cropmarks, Billingborough
Summary
Ditches and enclosures visible in cropmarks the site may be later Prehistoric and possibly Roman.
Type and Period (3)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
PRN33309
Cropmarks of 'clothesline' enclosures and ditches visible on J. Pickering aerial photographs. {1}
A series of irregular and rectangular enclosures and ditches visible on aerial photographs either side of a long sinuous cropmark feature, perhaps a ditch or a stream. Part of a sequence of cropmarks running east to west across the fen edge towards the higher land and the modern village of Billingborough. The sinuous ditch appears to link these cropmarks with similar cropmarks to the west (PRN33305 and 32972). {2}
The cropmark morphology would suggest the sites date to the later prehistoric. The scatter of Roman pottery found at the eastern end of the cropmark complex during the Fenland Survey (PRN34676) may suggest that there was some Roman activity on at least part of the complex. {3}
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SLI2132 Index: Parish card index of the former South Lincolnshire Archaeology Unit. BILLINGBOROUGH. -.
- <2> SLI154 Aerial Photograph: PICKERING, J.. 1962-86. RCHME. A4-6,A11,B12-3,1977, .
- <3> SLI13646 Verbal Communication: Mark Bennet. 2012. Information from Mark Bennet. 27/12/2012.
Map
Location
Grid reference | Centred TF 1291 3458 (533m by 395m) |
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Civil Parish | BILLINGBOROUGH, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (3)
- Related to: A ribbon development seen in cropmarks south of the sewage works, Billingborough (Monument) (MLI32972)
- Related to: Enclosures and Ditches, Billingborough (Monument) (MLI33305)
- Related to: Romano-British pottery scatter to the west of the Car Dyke near Billingborough (Monument) (MLI89754)
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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