Monument record MLI43441 - Settlement of Greetham
Summary
Settlement of Greetham
Type and Period (3)
- ENCLOSURE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FIELD BOUNDARY (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- SETTLEMENT (Medieval to Modern - 1066 AD to 2050 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
PRN 43441
THE FIELD AT TF 3090 7055 (PRN 43441a) HAS NOT BEEN PLOUGHED AND SHOWS SMALL EARTHEN DIVISIONS FORMING SMALL FIELDS OR ENCLOSURES. NO OBVIOUS ENTRANCES OR STRUCTURES WITHIN ANY OF THEM. AT THE SOUTHERN END THERE IS A DEEP TRACKWAY WITH LARGE WIDE BANKS RUNNING EAST-WEST. IN THE NEXT FIELD TO THE SOUTH THERE ARE REMNANTS OF RIDGE AND FURROW, AND IT IS THOUGHT THAT PERHAPS THE TRACK IS IN FACT ONE FURROW AND TWO RIDGES STILL STANDING AND LATER REUSED AS A TRACK. {1}
Earthworks, interpreted as being the remains of medieval settlement, have been identified from aerial photography. Features include crofts and buildings (PRN 43441b - TF 3087 7074 and PRN 43441c - TF 3114 7078) . {2}
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SLI1315 Correspondence: LOSCO-BRADLEY P. 1996. PARISH FILE. GREETHAM. -.
- <2> SLI3613 Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. National Mapping Programme. TF3070 and TF3170:LI.67.1.1-4.
Map
Location
Grid reference | Centred TF 3092 7073 (687m by 603m) |
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Civil Parish | GREETHAM, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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