Monument record MLI50330 - Jurassic Spine Multiple Linear Boundary

Summary

Jurassic Spine multiple linear boundary system, which is visible as cropmarks in aerial photographs across the Midlands.

Type and Period (2)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

Sections of pre-Roman multiple (particularly triple) linear ditches, and related linear features, have been noted along the Jurassic Spine in Lincolnshire, as cropmarks visible in aerial photographs.The sections of ditches are thought to be part of the Jurassic Spine Prehistoric route way or boundary system. They most often appear as cropmarks, although some sections survive as earthworks, and usually as triple parallel ditches. Some of the sections have parallel ditches with a paralle pit alignment (see PRN 34086). The dating of the ditches is uncertain, but clearly pre-Roman, as Romano-British field systems overlie the linear features in some areas. The social and historical context of these boundaries is a matter for informed speculation in the present state of knowledge. Excavation of random sections across the ditches in the past produced little useful information, but this is hardly surprising with non-settlement features. {1}{2}{3}

Sources/Archives (3)

  •  Article in Serial: A.J. White (ed.). 1979. 'Archaeology in Lincolnshire and South Humberside, 1978' in Lincolnshire History and Archaeology. vol.14, pp.74-5.
  •  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.16.
  •  Article in Serial: James Pickering. 1978. 'The Jurassic Spine' in Current Archaeology. vol.64, pp.140-3.

Map

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Location

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Civil Parish GRAYINGHAM, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE
Civil Parish GREETWELL, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE
Civil Parish HOUGH ON THE HILL, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE
Civil Parish LONG BENNINGTON, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE
Civil Parish NETTLEHAM, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE
Civil Parish WADDINGHAM, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE
Civil Parish WALESBY, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE
Civil Parish WEST DEEPING, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE
Civil Parish WYVILLE CUM HUNGERTON, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Jan 11 2023 11:36AM

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