Monument record MLI34760 - CROPMARK ENCLOSURES, EAST OF CROSS ROAD
Summary
CROPMARK ENCLOSURES, EAST OF CROSS ROAD
Type and Period (2)
- ENCLOSURE (Unknown date)
- LINEAR FEATURE (Unknown date)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
CROPMARKS OF A LARGE REGULAR SLIGHTLY TRAPEZOIDAL DITCHED ENCLOSURE APPROXIMATELY 92M LONG BY 80M WIDE AT THE SOUTHERN END AND 60M WIDE AT THE NORTHERN END, WITH A SINGLE LINEAR DITCH RUNNING FROM THE NORTHEASTERN CORNER NORTHWARDS AND VISIBLE AS FAR AS LANGTOFT DRAIN ROAD. WITHIN THE ENCLOSURE IS A DOUBLE-DITCHED NEAR-SQUARE ENCLOSURE WITH SIDES OF APPROXIMATELY 20M; AND PARTS OF A REGULAR RECTANGULAR DITCHED ENCLOSURE APPROXIMATELY 30M LONG BY 18M WIDE. APPROXIMATELY 50M TO THE SOUTH OF THE LARGE ENCLOSURE IS A SMALL RECTANGULAR ENCLOSURE ABOUT 26M LONG BY 12M WIDE (POSSIBLY THE REMAINS OF A RECENT AGRICULTURAL BUILDING?). PART OF A CROPMARK COMPLEX EXTENDING TO THE EAST AND WEST. SEEN ON RCHM APs AND SKETCH PLOTTED AT 1:2500 FOR THE DEEPINGS BY-PASS DESKTOP STUDY - SEE PLAN IN MAP TANK. {1}{2}
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SLI3612 Map: Heritage Trust of Lincolnshire. 1992. MARKET DEEPING BYPASS. 1:2500 PLAN IN MAP TANK.
- <2> SLI3430 Report: Heritage Trust of Lincolnshire. 1992. Desk Top Study for the Market Deeping Bypass. ARCH. EVALUATION FILES.
- <3> SLI145 Aerial Photograph: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1946-98. RCHME National Aerial Photograph Collection at Swindon. -.
Map
Location
Grid reference | Centred TF 1520 1264 (167m by 353m) |
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Civil Parish | MARKET DEEPING, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (2)
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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