Monument record MLI35117 - NATURAL DEPOSITS, GOBBOLD'S PARK DROVE
Summary
NATURAL DEPOSITS, GOBBOLD'S PARK DROVE
Type and Period (1)
- NATURAL FEATURE (Undated)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
PRN 35117
A WATCHING BRIEF WAS CARRIED OUT DURING DRAINAGE WORKS AT GOBBOLD'S PARK DROVE. DEPOSITS OF CLAYS, SILTS AND PEAT WERE RECORDED, REPRESENTING A SEQUENCE OF MARINE AND FRESHWATER FLOODING AND REGRESSION. SOME OF THE DEPOSITS RECORDED AT THE SOUTHERN MOST EXTENT OF THE RECORDED SECTION APPEARED TO FORM A LEVEE, REPRESENTING THE COURSE OF A PALAEOCHANNEL. LEVEES REFLECT A REDUCTION IN CAPACITY OR AN INCREASE IN THE VOLUME OF MATERIAL THAT A CHANNEL IS EXPECTED TO CARRY. A LEVEE MAY THEREFORE RESULT FROM SEASONAL FLOODING OR FROM CONTINUED SILTING OF A CHANNEL, CAUSING THE WATER TO OVERFLOW AND DEPOSIT MATERIAL OUTSIDE THE CUT. THIS CREATES A CONVEX PROFILE IN SECTION. NO TRACE OF THE BOURNE-MORTON CANAL WAS FOUND, THE CROPMARKS OF WHICH CROSS THE SITE, BUT PROBABLY TO THE NORTH OF THE INVESTIGATION AREA. {1}{2}
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SLI5149 Report: Archaeological Project Services. 1998. Archaeological Watching Brief at Gobbold's Park Drove, Bourne. BGP97.
- <2> SLI1528 Archive: Archaeological Project Services. 1998. Archaeological Watching Brief at Gobbold's Park Drove, Bourne. LCNCC 298.97.
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Location
| Grid reference | TF 1173 2140 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BOURNE, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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