Monument record MLI50361 - Multiple Ditch System, Riseholme Lane, Nettleham
Summary
Section of a multiple ditch system, running across Riseholme Lane, Nettleham.
Type and Period (2)
- BOUNDARY (Unknown date)
- MULTIPLE DITCH SYSTEM (Early Neolithic to Roman - 4000 BC to 409 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Cropmarks of linear boundaries situated to the north-west of Washdyke Hill. {1}{2}{3}{4}{5}{6}
AN AREA AT SK99757560 WAS EXCAVATED DURING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE WELTON TO LINCOLN TRUNKMAIN PIPELINE ROUTE, AT RISEHOLME LANE, AND PREHISTORIC FEATURES AND PREHISTORIC AND ROMAN POTTERY WERE DISCOVERED. SEE 52349,52350. EVIDENCE WAS FOUND FOR THE PRESENCE OF A BANK BETWEEN THE WEST AND CENTRAL DITCHES. {7}
A watching brief during the construction of the Nettleham village mains replacement scheme revealed a possible continuation of the ditch at Washdyke Hill (TF 000 752). {8}{9}
Sources/Archives (9)
- <1> SLI765 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.
- <2> SLI86 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.
- <3> SLI1063 Bibliographic Reference: P.L. Everson, C.C. Taylor and C.J. Dunn. 1991. Change and Continuity: Rural Settlement in North-West Lincolnshire. p.7.
- <4> SLI150 Aerial Photograph: Paul Everson. 1975-90. RCHM. 2990/9-11, 1977.
- <5> SLI150 Aerial Photograph: Paul Everson. 1975-90. RCHM. 2972/29-30, 1979.
- <6> SLI3613 Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. National Mapping Programme. SK9975: LI.634.1.1-2.
- <7> SLI9298 Report: Lindsey Archaeological Services. 1994. Welton-Lincoln Trunkmain: Excavations along the pipeline route. Site E Field 11.
- <8> SLI5248 Report: Lindsey Archaeological Services. 1996. Nettleham Village Mains Replacement Scheme: Archaeological Monitoring at Washdyke Hill and High Street. NMR 95.
- <9> SLI1665 Archive: Lindsey Archaeological Services. 1996. Nettleham Village Mains Replacement Scheme: Archaeological Monitoring at Washdyke Hill and High Street. LCNCC 88.95.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 9983 7550 (360m by 440m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | NETTLEHAM, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 20 2022 8:52AM
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