Find Spot record MLI51205 - Two Dug-Out Boats, Short Ferry, Stainfield
Summary
Two dug-out boats, found in 1966 to the south-east of Short Ferry, Stainfield.
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 801 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Remains of two dug-out boats were found in 1966, to the south-east pf Short Ferry ('Stainfield 2 and 3'). The boats were found during the recutting of a drain, close to the present course of the river Witham. The fragments of boat were similar to those of the previously found vessel, found a short distance to the east in 1953. These new vessels were broken up and covered over. {1}{2}{3}
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SLI2881 Index: Lincolnshire County Council. Sites and Monuments Record Card Index. TF 07 SE: I.
- <2> SLI777 Article in Serial: WHITWELL, J.B.. 1967. 'Archaeological notes for 1966' in Lincolnshire History and Archaeology. vol.2, p.35.
- <3> SLI12402 Bibliographic Reference: A.J. White. 1978. Dug-out Boats from Lincolnshire and South Humberside.
Map
Location
Grid reference | TF 0962 7150 (point) Estimated from sources |
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Civil Parish | STAINFIELD, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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