Monument record MLI51091 - Medieval Activity, Low Farm, Glentworth
Summary
Earthworks of possible medieval settlement activity and ridge and furrow, on land at Low Farm, Glentworth.
Type and Period (4)
- SETTLEMENT ? (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- RIDGE AND FURROW (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FIELD SYSTEM (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BOUNDARY (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
A small area of possible settlement earthworks surviving in pasture, seen on a Paul Everson aerial photograph of 1980. There are possible slight traces of ridge and furrow to the north, visible as cropmarks and seemingly aligned on the surviving earthworks. Probable medieval earthwork boundaries separating the various blocks of earthworks and cropmarks were also identified on the aerial photography by the National Mapping Programme. {1}{2}
More recent aerial photographic imagery seems to show that the area of possible settlement activity has been disturbed by modern activity. The ridge and furrow earthworks were still extant, however, as a series of parallel linear features, running on a roughly north to south alignment. Further traces of ridge and furrow earthworks were also identified, to the north of that previously recorded, with this part being aligned on a roughly east to west axis, suggesting a division of the medieval open field system in this area. {3}
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SLI196 Aerial Photograph: Paul Everson. 1975-90. RCHM. 2947/21, 1980.
- <2> SLI3613 Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. National Mapping Programme. SK9287: LI.610.6.1.
- <3> SLI14075 Website: 2006->. Bing Maps. www.bing.com/maps. Accessed 27/06/2017.
Map
Location
Grid reference | Centred SK 9196 8738 (404m by 371m) Estimated from sources |
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Civil Parish | GLENTWORTH, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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