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)

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)

  •  Aerial Photograph: Paul Everson. 1975-90. RCHM. 2947/21, 1980.
  •  Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. National Mapping Programme. SK9287: LI.610.6.1.
  •  Website: 2006->. Bing Maps. www.bing.com/maps. Accessed 27/06/2017.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SK 9196 8738 (404m by 371m) Estimated from sources
Civil Parish GLENTWORTH, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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