Monument record MLI33481 - Cropmark Enclosures and Trackways, Tallington

Summary

Cropmarks of enclosures and trackways in Windmill Field, Tallington.

Type and Period (4)

  • (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

ANCIENT FIELDS, TRACKS, RECTANGULAR AND CIRCULAR ENCLOSURES, HUT SITES, RING DITCHES, PITS AND PIT-ALIGNMENTS ARE VISIBLE ON APs OVER A WIDE AREA TO THE N OF WEST DEEPING. (SEE PRN 33482, 33483, 33484) {1}{2}{5}{6} FIELD SYSTEM. HUTS {4}{3} CROPMARKS OF A NUMBER OF STRAIGHT, DITCHED TRACKWAYS, SOME ASSOCIATED WITH RECTANGULAR ENCLOSURES, APPEARING TO HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH THE ROMAN ROAD OF KING STREET AND THEREFORE POSSIBLY ROMAN DROVEWAYS? ALSO 4 REGULAR RECTANGULAR OR SUB-RECTANGULAR ENCLOSURES (SOME WITH PITS AND SOME ASSOCIATED WITH THE TRACKWAYS); SUB-RECTANGULAR FIELD BOUNDARIES;AN ARC OF PITS APPARENTLY CONNECTING 2 OF THE ENCLOSURES; AND A CURVILINEAR BOUNDARY DITCH POSSIBLY OF A DIFFERENT DATE TO THE OTHER CROPMARKS IN THE COMPLEX. {2}{6} (SEE PRN 34689 FOR ROMAN FINDS).

Sources/Archives (7)

  •  Index: OS CARD INDEX. TALLINGTON. TF 10 NW:25,1964, DA.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1960. A Matter of Time. pp33-8;Fig7 Nos.45-9,51-2.
  •  Aerial Photograph: ST JOSEPH, J.K.S.. 1945-79. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY COLLECTION. EA 092?.
  •  Index: SMR FILE. TALLINGTON. TF 10 NW:M -.
  •  Aerial Photograph: ST JOSEPH, J.K.S.. 1945-79. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY COLLECTION. DA 054-055,1949, .
  •  Aerial Photograph: J.K.S. St Joseph. 1945-79. Cambridge University Collection. J 92,1945, .
  •  Aerial Photograph: ST JOSEPH, J.K.S.. 1945-79. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY COLLECTION. ZG 38,1959, .

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred TF 1078 0942 (337m by 469m) Estimated from Sources
Civil Parish TALLINGTON, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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