Monument record MLI50731 - REMAINS OF A MILL DAM, WEST OF ERMINE STREET
Summary
REMAINS OF A MILL DAM, WEST OF ERMINE STREET
Type and Period (2)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
A MASSIVE AND WELL-PRESERVED MILL DAM, CONCEALED IN WOODLAND, JUST WEST OF ERMINE STREET. THE DAM IS A FLAT-TOPPED BANK, 75M LONG, 4-5M IN MAXIMUM HEIGHT AND 10M WIDE AT THE BASE, SPANNING A SMALL VALLEY WITH A STREAM RUNNING EAST DOWN THE LIMESTONE DIP-SLOPE. THERE IS A CENTRAL GAP FOR THE STREAM, WOODWORK IN THE CHANNEL AND DRYSTONE WALLING IN THE BANK'S ERODED FACE ON EITHER SIDE. {1}~, LENGTH 75M, WIDTH 10M, HEIGHT 5M
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SLI1063 Bibliographic Reference: P.L. Everson, C.C. Taylor and C.J. Dunn. 1991. Change and Continuity: Rural Settlement in North-West Lincolnshire. pvii; ARCHIVE NOTES.
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Location
Grid reference | Centred SK 9601 9479 (70m by 61m) |
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Civil Parish | BLYBOROUGH, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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