Monument record MLI50354 - Multiple Ditch System, Patchett's Cliff, Hemswell Cliff

Summary

Multiple ditch system at Patchett's Cliff, to the north-west of Hemswell Cliff.

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  • None recorded

Full Description

Cropmarks seen on Paul Everson aerial photographs of 1977, 1979 and 1980 show the junction of single and multiple (quadruple) linear ditches at the highest point on the Jurassic limestone ridge, north of the Lincoln Gap. A single ditch follows an erratic course south-east from near Middle Street (at SK 9350 9200), towards the ridge summit, then continuing east along the Hemswell-Willoughton parish boundary as multiple ditches, and then as a wider, single ditch (to SK 9410 9175); visible for c.1km. At the point where the north-west to south-east single ditch becomes a multiple-ditched boundary (at SK 9373 9182), it is joined at right-angles from the south by a single wider ditch, aligned north-east to south-west. {1}{2}{3}{4}{5}{6}{7}{8} A cropmark complex including rectilinear and curvilinear elements. The configuration suggests the cropmarks may represent a ditched occupation site with more than one period of occupation. Some of the cropmarks appear to be associated with a multi-ditch linear feature which coincides with the Willoughton-Hemswell parish boundary. {9} Geophysical survey revealed traces of linear and curvilinear ditches which may relate to this site. {10} Because the cropmarks of the suggested occupation site are rather faint it is not possible to determine their relationship with the multiple ditch system. One of the ditches identified during the excavations appeared to be a continuation of a triple ditch feature noted during examination of the aerial photographs. Unfortunately the feature was not dated. Residual finds were recovered from the upper fill of the ditch which included prehistoric pottery. {11}{12}

Sources/Archives (12)

  •  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 and Tom Hayes. 1984. 'Lincolnshire from the Air' in A Prospect of Lincolnshire. p.35, fig.3.
  •  Aerial Photograph: Paul Everson. 1975-90. RCHM. 2964/22-6 (1979).
  •  Aerial Photograph: Paul Everson. 1975-90. RCHM. 2953/17-9 (1980).
  •  Article in Serial: Dilwyn Jones. 1987. LINCOLNSHIRE HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY. vol.22, p.41.
  •  Article in Serial: Dilwyn Jones. 1988. 'Aerial Reconnaissance and Prehistoric and Romano-British Archaeology in Northern Lincolnshire - A Sample Survey' in Lincolnshire History and Archaeology. vol.23, pp.16, 18-9; append.p.13.
  •  Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. National Mapping Programme. SK9391: LI.595.7.1-2.
  •  Article in Monograph: Paul Everson. 1993. 'Pre-Viking Settlement in Lindsey' in Pre-Viking Lindsey. p.5.
  •  Unpublished Document: Wessex Archaeology. 1996. Proposed pipeline to Cottam: Environmental Statement - Archaeology and Heritage. C24.
  •  Report: GeoQuest Associates. 1997. Geophysical Survey of Five Sites on the Route of the Blyborough to Cottam Gas Pipeline. Site 24.
  •  Report: Wessex Archaeology. Dec 1997. Blyborough, Lincs. to Cottam, Notts Vols. 1 and 2. C24.
  •  Article in Serial: Cooke, Nicholas and Seagar Smith, Rachael H.. 1998. Lincolnshire History and Archaeology. vol.33, pp.62-67.

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Grid reference Centred SK 9371 9185 (725m by 430m) Centre
Civil Parish HEMSWELL, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE
Civil Parish WILLOUGHTON, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Nov 17 2021 8:41AM

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