Monument record MLI42821 - FIELD SYSTEM AND SETTLEMENT NEAR WALK FARM, GREAT CARLTON
Summary
FIELD SYSTEM AND SETTLEMENT NEAR WALK FARM, GREAT CARLTON
Type and Period (8)
- FIELD SYSTEM (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- RIDGE AND FURROW (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BUILDING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- HOUSE PLATFORM (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- MOAT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- TOFT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- CROFT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BOUNDARY (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
PRN 42821 (includes old PRNs 42822-5)
TO THE NE OF GREAT CARLTON VILLAGE LIES AN AREA OF DESERTED FENHOUSES AND ASSOCIATED FIELD SYSTEM. THESE SETTLEMENT REMAINS LIE ALONG THE SLIGHTLY HIGHER LAND ABOVE THE ENCLOSED FEN THAT FORMS THE SEAWARD END OF THIS MARSH PARISH. SEEN ON AN RAF AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH OF 1947. {1}, HTM 3M
Geophysical survey conducted from the 21st to 28th May 2003, identified a series of anomalies in a field immediately southeast of Walk Farm, Great Carlton. The field contained the earthwork remains of ridge and furrow, and these were detected as faint linear anomalies running northwest to southeast. Significantly stronger anomalies were found towards the centre of the field, forming a linear and rectilinear arrangement (identified as the remains of field systems and/or enclosures). Several pit-like anomalies were detected close by, representing areas of burning or possibly domestic dumping. {2}
A watching brief was conducted during groundworks on the Maltby le Marsh to Manby replacement water main. Evidence of ridge and furrow was uncovered. One sherd of 13th to 14th century pottery was recovered. {3} {4}
Earthworks were also seen on aerial photographs as part of the national mapping programme. These were interpreted as crofts, tofts, building platforms, a moat, ridge and furrow and a boundary. {5}
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SLI86 Article in Monograph: Paul Everson. 1983. 'Aerial Photography and Fieldwork in North Lincolnshire' in The Impact of Aerial Reconnaissance on Archaeology. CBA Research Report 49, p.22, fig.15.
- <2> SLI8781 Report: Pre-Construct Geophysics. June 2003. Fluxgate Gradiometer Survey: Proposed Route of Maltby le Marsh to Manby Replacement Water Main.
- <3> SLI9976 Report: Pre-Construct Archaeology. Feb 2004. Watching brief of the Maltby le Marsh to Manby replacement water main.. MMP03.
- <4> SLI9977 Archive: Pre-Construct Archaeology. Feb 2004. Watching brief of the Maltby le Marsh to Manby replacement water main.. LCNCC 2004.33.
- <5> SLI3613 Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. National Mapping Programme. TF4286:LI.371.2.1 - 8; 11.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 4261 8660 (653m by 613m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GREAT CARLTON, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 20 2022 8:51AM
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