Monument record MLI34100 - CROPMARK SITE NORTH-EAST OF FOSTON
Summary
CROPMARK SITE NORTH-EAST OF FOSTON
Type and Period (3)
- BOUNDARY (Undated)
- ENCLOSURE (Undated)
- PIT ALIGNMENT (Undated)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
THREE OR PERHAPS FIVE SMALL ROUND OR SUB-RECTANGULAR ENCLOSURES, ADJACENT TO A LONG DITCH; IN THE SAME AREA A PIT ALIGNMENT. {1}
The complex includes a linear boundary ditch aligned east to west, with at least two entrances and several small enclosures situated to the north, some abutting. Two small, circular enclosures were interpreted as hut circles. North of the boundary ditch are a pair of pit alignments set at right angles to one another. {2}
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SLI742 Article in Serial: PICKERING, J.. 1972. 'Cropmarks seen in the upper Witham valley, north west of Grantham' in Lincolnshire History and Archaeology. VOL 7 P 14.
- <2> SLI3613 Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. National Mapping Programme. SK8743 LI.739.30.1-12.
Map
Location
Grid reference | Centred SK 8694 4368 (476m by 205m) |
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Civil Parish | FOSTON, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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