Monument record MLI34086 - Linear cropmark boundary system
Summary
Linear cropmark boundary system between Moor Lane and Middle Farm, Long Bennington.
Type and Period (4)
- PIT ALIGNMENT (Early Neolithic to Roman - 4000 BC to 409 AD)
- BOUNDARY DITCH (Early Neolithic to Roman - 4000 BC to 409 AD)
- PIT (Later Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
- MULTIPLE DITCH SYSTEM (Early Neolithic to Roman - 4000 BC to 409 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
A linear boundary system known from aerial photographs and partly investigated by excavation in 1991. Cropmarks of a meandering linear boundary aligned roughly north-south and visible for about 1.1 km between SK8238 4600 and SK8226 4478. These cropmarks have been seen on Hartley aerial photographs of 1981, 1985 and other aerial photographs of 1970. Part of Jim Pickering's 'Jurassic Spine' linear boundary comprising a widely-spaced, double-ditched boundary with a parallel pit alignment close to the eastern ditch. Two of the pits at, SK8235 4494, were excavated in 1991 by Kate Fearn. They were found to be roughly rectangular in plan and appeared to have been left to silt up naturally. No dating evidence was found, and the only find was a fragment of horse long bone. {1}{2}{3}{4}{5}
A wide range of functions have been suggested for multiple ditch systems, thought to be reflected by their form. At Long Bennington the cropmarks are though to have had a pastoral function, perhaps demarcating areas of different land use. They are thought to be late prehistoric to early Roman in date. {7}
Sources/Archives (12)
- <01> SLI625 Article in Serial: James Pickering. 1978. 'The Jurassic Spine' in Current Archaeology. NO.64 PP140-143.
- <02> SLI176 Aerial Photograph: DAVEY. 1970. RCHME. 17/15-19,21,23-30.
- <03> SLI183 Aerial Photograph: HARTLEY, R.F.R.. 1980-92. LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL. 3331/24,1981; 3331/26 (1980).
- <04> SLI183 Aerial Photograph: HARTLEY, R.F.R.. 1980-92. LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL. 3314/2,1985; 3364/11 (1991).
- <05> SLI1850 Report: FEARN, K.. 1992. EXCAVATION OF TWO PITS OF AN ALIGNMENT IN LONG BENNINGTON. UNPUBLISHED MANUSCRIPT.
- <06> SLI695 Article in Serial: FEARN, K.. 1993. LINCOLNSHIRE HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY. VOL.28, pp.5-8.
- <07> SLI5419 Article in Monograph: Boutwood, Y.. 1998. 'Prehistoric linear boundaries in Lincolnshire and its fringes' in Lincolnshire's Archaeology from the Air. passim.
- <08> SLI193 Aerial Photograph: 1946-98. RCHME. SK8245/1-4,8,9,12,24,36,39,43,59.
- <09> SLI193 Aerial Photograph: 1946-98. RCHME. SK8145/3,4; SK8244/5,11; SK8741/1 (19/7/75.
- <10> SLI193 Aerial Photograph: 1946-98. RCHME. SK8146/23.
- <11> SLI173 Aerial Photograph: 1945-84. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY COLLECTION. BYK73.
- <12> SLI3613 Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. National Mapping Programme. LI.745.5.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 8238 4546 (169m by 1167m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | LONG BENNINGTON, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (14)
- Related to: Double Ditched Linear Feature, Long Bennington (Monument) (MLI34087)
- Related to: Double Ditched Linear Feature, Long Bennington (Monument) (MLI34087)
- Related to: Linear cropmark running north and south of Moor Drain, Long Bennington (Monument) (MLI30174)
- Related to: Linear cropmark running north and south of Moor Drain, Long Bennington (Monument) (MLI30174)
- Related to: PIT ALIGNMENT NORTH OF VALLEY LANE (Monument) (MLI34210)
- Related to: PIT ALIGNMENT NORTH OF VALLEY LANE (Monument) (MLI34210)
- Related to: Pit Alignment, Long Bennington (Monument) (MLI34254)
- Related to: Pit Alignment, Long Bennington (Monument) (MLI34254)
- Related to: Possible prehistoric enclosures (Monument) (MLI34088)
- Related to: Possible prehistoric enclosures (Monument) (MLI34088)
- Related to: Probable prehistoric trackway (Monument) (MLI80041)
- Related to: Small Enclosures and Ditched Boundary, Long Bennington (Monument) (MLI80015)
- Related to: Two cropmark parallel linear features (Monument) (MLI30171)
- Related to: Undated cropmarks north of Long Bennington (Monument) (MLI30172)
Related Events/Activities (1)
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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