Monument record MLI33919 - Double Ditches (Possibly a Roman Road), Londonthorpe and Harrowby Without

Summary

A pair of widely set, double ditches seen as a cropmark and interpreted as a possible Roman road, east of Spittalgate Heath Farm, Londonthorpe and Harrowby Without.

Type and Period (2)

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

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

A pair of widely set ditches, located in a southwest to northeast direction across two fields and visible as cropmark. {1} The National Mapping Programme (NMP) shows double ditches and the most southern ditches continues further. It is interpreted by the NMP as a possible Roman road. {2}

Sources/Archives (2)

  •  Aerial Photograph: HARTLEY, R.F.R.. 1980-92. LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL. 3354-20,23,30,1981, .
  •  Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. National Mapping Programme. SK 93 SW; 9334; LI3736.7.1.

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred SK 936 339 (676m by 401m) Estimated from sources
Civil Parish LONDONTHORPE AND HARROWBY WITHOUT, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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