Monument record MLI50592 - PIT ALIGNMENT SOUTH OF NORTON LANE
Summary
PIT ALIGNMENT SOUTH OF NORTON LANE
Type and Period (1)
- PIT ALIGNMENT (Later Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Cropmarks of an alignment of more than 33 single pits, aligned north to south along the dip slope, and showing a slight realignment to the north-north-east at the northern end. Several gaps are apparent along its length. The line is visible for 450m from SK97719177 to SK97739133, with the change of direction at SK97709172. Seen on a Tom Hayes aerial photograph of 1959, and on Paul Everson aerial photographs of 1977 and 1979. {1}{2}{3}{4}
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SLI723 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. VOL23 P19;FIGS8,17;APP 14.
- <2> SLI64 Article in Monograph: Paul Everson and Tom Hayes. 1984. 'Lincolnshire from the Air' in A Prospect of Lincolnshire. PP33,35.
- <3> SLI2912 Index: SMR FILE. BISHOP NORTON. SK 99 SE: C DFP.
- <4> SLI196 Aerial Photograph: Paul Everson. 1975-90. RCHM. 2970/32,1979, .
- <5> SLI3613 Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. National Mapping Programme. SK9791:LI.595.1.1,1994, .
Map
Location
Grid reference | Centred SK 9770 9154 (71m by 526m) |
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Civil Parish | BISHOP NORTON, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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