Monument record MLI33919 - Probable 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)
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}
A magnetometry survey conducted in 2013 identified several lengths of possible surviving roadside ditch on the same alignment as the previously identified cropmarks. Some of these features (see MLI128070) extended approx. 430m further to the southwest towards the Romano-British settlement of Saltersford (MLI33968), though as none of these were identified as parallel pairs of ditches, it is not clear if they are associated with the Roman road. {3}{4}
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SLI183 Aerial Photograph: HARTLEY, R.F.R.. 1980-92. LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL. 3354-20,23,30,1981, .
- <2> SLI3613 Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. Lincolnshire National Mapping Programme. SK 93 SW; 9334; LI3736.7.1.
- <3> SLI19386 Report: Archaeological Project Services. 2013. Grantham Southern Quadrant: Geophysical Survey. APS Site Code: GRSQ13.
- <4> SLI19387 Archive: Archaeological Project Services. 2013. Grantham Southern Quadrant: Geophysical Survey. LCNCC: 2013.76.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 9367 3398 (742m by 437m) Estimated from sources |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | LONDONTHORPE AND HARROWBY WITHOUT, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Jun 15 2026 10:06AM
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