Monument record MLI34942 - DITCH FOUND AT BEDE HOUSE BANK
Summary
DITCH FOUND AT BEDE HOUSE BANK
Type and Period (1)
- DITCH (Roman to Post Medieval - 43 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
During a watching brief on land at Bedehouse Bank a ditch eight metres wide and one and a half metres deep with the lower parts waterlogged was found. The ditch had been back filled in the late medieval or early post medieval period. It is suggested (given the proposed alignment of the original Car Dyke) that this ditch may be related to the Car Dyke perhaps acting as an overflow channel draining into the Bourne Eau. {1}{2}
A watching brief at TF 1038 1974 revealed the north-western edge of a south-west to north-east orientated ditch. Although there was no secure dating evidence, it is possible that this is an earlier course of the Car Dyke. {3}{4}
A watching brief at Bedehouse Bank (TF 1040 1978) revealed the top deposit of a ditch approximately 6 to 7 metres wide and the top deposit was dated to the post medieval period. It was not excavated, but is suggested that it could be an earlier course of the Car Dyke. {5}{6}
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SLI5078 Report: ARCHAEOLOGICAL PROJECT SERVICES. 1996. 14 BEDE HOUSE BANK. BBH96.
- <2> SLI1433 Archive: Archaeological Project Services. 1996. 14 BEDE HOUSE BANK. LCNCC 68.96.
- <3> SLI7875 Report: Archaeological Project Services. 2002. Land at Bedehouse Bank, Bourne. BBB 02.
- <4> SLI7876 Archive: Archaeological Project Services. 2002. Land at Bedehouse Bank, Bourne. LCNCC:2002.182.
- <5> SLI9808 Report: Archaeological Project Services. Feb 1998. Watching brief at Bedehouse Bank, Bourne. BBB97.
- <6> SLI9809 Archive: Archaeological Project Services. Feb 1998. Watching brief at Bedehouse Bank, Bourne. LCNCC 123.97.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 1040 1975 (80m by 80m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BOURNE, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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