Monument record MLI33332 - CROPMARKS OF A TRACKWAY OR POSSIBLE LINEAR BOUNDARY, NORTHEAST OF BARHOLM

Summary

CROPMARKS OF A TRACKWAY OR POSSIBLE LINEAR BOUNDARY, NORTHEAST OF BARHOLM

Type and Period (3)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

A STRAIGHT EAST-WEST TRACK WITH OTHER NORTH-SOUTH BRANCHES CAN BE DISTINGUISHED CONNECTING THE RECTANGULAR ENCLOSURE (PRN 30051). APPARENTLY CONTINUES TO THE EAST. MAPPED BY RCHM IN 1960 IN 'A MATTER OF TIME'. {1} THE MAP IN 'A MATTER OF TIME' SHOWS THIS LINEAR FEATURE AS MUCH STRAIGHTER AND MORE REGULAR THAN IT APPEARS ON APs. IT SEEMS TO BE A MEANDERING, MULTIPLE-DITCHED LINEAR FEATURE, ALIGNED NORTHEAST-SOUTHWEST AND APPARENTLY VEERING SOUTH AROUND THE LARGE ENCLOSURE (PRN 00160). IT CONTINUES FURTHER INTO THE FIELD TO THE WEST WHERE IT IS NO LONGER VISIBLE, AND TO THE EAST WHERE IT IS POSSIBLY LOST UNDER A BELT OFTREES. {2}{3}{4}{5}~

Sources/Archives (5)

  •  Bibliographic Reference: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1960. A Matter of Time. pp36,59;Fig 10 No.5.
  •  Aerial Photograph: J.K.S. St Joseph. 1945-79. Cambridge University Collection. JG 49,1952, .
  •  Aerial Photograph: PEARCE, T.. 1981-92. LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL. -.
  •  Aerial Photograph: HARTLEY, R.F.R.. 1980-92. LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL. 3357/13A,23,28.
  •  Aerial Photograph: FOARD, G.. 1984-90. NORTHANTS CC. TF0911/1;3051/20,1986, .

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred TF 0919 1120 (509m by 223m)
Civil Parish BARHOLM AND STOWE, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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