Find Spot record MLI52059 - Dug-out canoe found near the Trent

Summary

Dug-out canoe found near the Trent (unlocated)

Type and Period (1)

  • (Later Prehistoric - 4000 BC? to 42 AD?)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

PRN 52059 A dug-out wooden canoe or "ancient boat" was found in a pasture near the river Trent, possibly in Gainsborough parish. It is now thought to be lost. {1}{2}{4}

Sources/Archives (5)

  •  Index: Ordnance Survey. Gainsborough O.S. cards. GAINSBOROUGH. SK 88 NW: 2.
  •  Article in Serial: C.W. Phillips. 1935. 'The Present State of Archaeology in Lincolnshire: Part 2' in the Archaeological Journal. Vol 91 p167.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: STARK. A.. 1817. THE HISTORY AND ANTIQUITIES OF GAINSBOROUGH. FOOTNOTE TO P5.
  •  Index: Gainsborough SMR cards. GAINSBOROUGH. SK 89 SW: F.
  •  Correspondence: BANKS, SIR JOSEPH. JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND ARTS. NO 2 P244.

Map

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Location

Grid reference Not recorded
Civil Parish GAINSBOROUGH, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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