Find Spot record MLI51162 - Dug-out boat found near Horsley Deeps in c.1815

Summary

Dug-out boat found near Horsley Deeps in c.1815

Type and Period (1)

  • (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 801 BC)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

51162 A monoxylous canoe found in about 1814 when a drain was cut near Horsley Deeps. There is no further information. The canoe is now lost. {1} A dug-out boat ('Bardney 1') found in about 1815 approximately 30 feet long by four foot six inches wide. {2}{4}

Sources/Archives (4)

  •  Index: OS CARD INDEX. BARDNEY. TF 16 NW:8,1964, HARPER F R.
  •  Index: SMR FILE. BARDNEY. TF 16 NW:O,1976, WHITE, A.J..
  •  Bibliographic Reference: STARK. A.. 1817. THE HISTORY AND ANTIQUITIES OF GAINSBOROUGH. p.121.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: A.J. White. 1978. Dug-out Boats from Lincolnshire and South Humberside.

Map

Location

Grid reference TF 105 699 (point) Approximate
Civil Parish BARDNEY, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE
Civil Parish BRANSTON AND MERE, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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