Monument record MLI43466 - SHEEPWASH AT WHITHWORTH BECK AT POKE'S HOLE
Summary
SHEEPWASH AT WHITHWORTH BECK AT POKE'S HOLE
Type and Period (3)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
PRN 43466
WHITHWORTH BECK HAS BEEN APAPTED AT POKE'S HOLE WHERE IT FILLS A POND AND THEN HAS APPARENTLY BEEN DIVERTED BESIDE THE ROAD BEFORE CROSSING UNDER IT. THE 1891 OS 6 INCH MAP MARKS A SLUICE UPSTREAM OF THE POND AND A SHEEPWASH IS MARKED AT THE POND ON THE 25 INCH MAP OF 1906. IT IS POSSIBLE THE SHEEPWASH MAY HAVE ITS ORIGINS AS A MILL DAM WITH AN ADJACENT MILL PERHAPS ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE ROAD. {1}
THE REPORT ON THE WATCHING BRIEF ON A PIPELINE THAT PASSED THIS SITE NOTED THAT THE BECK FORMING THE BOUNDARY BETWEEN WITHCALL AND HALLINGTON IS NAMED AS WHITHWORTH BECK ON THE HALLINGTON TITHE AWARD. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE FROM THE PIPELINE TRENCH THAT THE FLOW OF THE BECK HAD BEEN DIRECTED WITH WOODEN OR OTHER STRUCTURES. {2}{3}
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SLI3513 Report: Lindsey Archaeological Services. 1996. STENIGOT RESERVOIR TO KENWICK PUMPING STATION. SKM96.
- <2> SLI5302 Report: Lindsey Archaeological Services. 1997. Stenigot reservoir to Kenwick pumping station. SKM97.
- <3> SLI1724 Archive: Lindsey Archaeological Services. 1997. Stenigot reservoir to Kenwick pumping station. LCNCC 13.97.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 2922 8503 (49m by 48m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HALLINGTON, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
| Civil Parish | WITHCALL, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Event - Survey: FIELD OBS by LAS, 1996 (ELI336)
- Event - Intervention: Stenigot Reservoir to Kenwick Pumping Station (ELI5185)
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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