Monument record MLI50335 - LINEAR CROPMARK NORTH OF AUDLEBY
Summary
LINEAR CROPMARK NORTH OF AUDLEBY
Type and Period (2)
- BOUNDARY (Undated)
- BOUNDARY DITCH (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
PRN 50335
LINEAR BOUNDARY ORIENTED NORTH-WEST TO SOUTH-EAST. IT HAS FURTHER BOUNDARIES AT RIGHT ANGLES TO IT AT INTERVALS ALONG ITS LENGTH. SOME OF THE BOUNDARY IS VISIBLE ON AP. {1}{2}
A ditch was sectioned during work on the British Gas pipeline. The ditch is a steep-sided V-shaped cut with narrow flattened base, measuring approximately 1.75m deep by 2.70-3.60m wide, cut into chalk bedrock. The fill contained secondary lenses of mid and dark brown silt sands, possibly the remains of turves from the original ditch edges. Several bone fragments, mainly from cattle but with one possible sheep bone, and one pottery fragment were recovered from the tertiary fill. The potsherd is late Iron Age in date and unabraded so its position even in the upper fill suggest that the ditch is Iron Age or earlier in date. Such a sherd is unlikely to survive in an unabraded state in ploughsoil, even for a short period. The ditch is possibly the remains of a substantial field boundary.{3}
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SLI150 Aerial Photograph: Paul Everson. 1975-90. RCHM. 2934/17,1979, .
- <2> SLI3613 Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. National Mapping Programme. TA1104:LI.240.1.1-5,1993, .
- <3> SLI2030 Report: BRITISH GAS. 1993. Skitter to Hatton Pipeline Report. pp.26-27.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TA 1205 0386 (1868m by 1443m) Centre |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CABOURNE, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
| Civil Parish | CAISTOR, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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