Monument record MLI51313 - Post-Medieval Warping Drains, Blyton
Summary
Remains of post-medieval warping drains, to the north-west of Blyton.
Type and Period (2)
- LAND IMPROVEMENT DRAIN (Post Medieval - 1700 AD to 1899 AD)
- WARPING DRAIN (Post Medieval - 1700 AD to 1899 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Remains of post-medieval warping drains to the north-west of Blyton, identified as cropmarks and earthworks on aerial photography. Despite considerable erosion and infilling, the drains can be seen clearly as broad channels flanked on either side by spread banks, c.24m wide overall and with a height (from the bottom of the ditch to the top of the banks) varying from c.1m to more than 2m. Where the drain survives as a cropmark, it shows as four parallel parch marks, turning at a sharp angle and linking up with the earthwork section. {1}{2}{3}
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SLI687 Article in Serial: Paul Everson. 1979. 'Cropmark Evidence and the Reclamation of Blyton and Laughton Commons' in Lincolnshire History and Archaeology. vol.14, pp.40-3.
- <2> SLI1063 Bibliographic Reference: P.L. Everson, C.C. Taylor and C.J. Dunn. 1991. Change and Continuity: Rural Settlement in North-West Lincolnshire. Archive Notes.
- <3> SLI3613 Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. National Mapping Programme. SK8196: LI.649.1.1.
Map
Location
Grid reference | Centred SK 8270 9585 (996m by 471m) Estimated from sources |
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Civil Parish | LAUGHTON, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Civil Parish | BLYTON, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Jan 10 2023 3:50PM
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