Monument record MLI52215 - TWO CROPMARK ENCLOSURES
Summary
TWO CROPMARK ENCLOSURES
Type and Period (3)
- ENCLOSURE (Later Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
- LINEAR FEATURE (Unknown date)
- STOCK ENCLOSURE (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
POSSIBLE UNKNOWN CROPMARK ENCLOSURE AND STOCK ENCLOSURE AND OTHER POSSIBLE CROPMARKS. {1}{2}{3}
THESE DITCHED ENCLOSURES, POSSIBLY ANIMAL STOCKADES, MAY BE SIMILAR TO IRON AGE FEATURES EXAMINED IN HACKTHORN AND COLD HANWORTH IN ADVANCE OF THE WELTON-GLENTHAM TRUNKMAIN. A LINEAR DITCH ORIENTATED NE-SW WAS VISIBLE CROSSING HACKTHORN LANE. NO ARCHAEOLOGICAL FEATURES OR FINDS WERE REVEALED. THE LINER FEATURE MAY BE A GEOLOGICAL FAULT IN THE LIMESTONE BEDROCK. {4}
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SLI173 Aerial Photograph: 1945-84. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY COLLECTION. AGC 66,1962, .
- <2> SLI196 Aerial Photograph: Paul Everson. 1975-90. RCHM. 2986/13-15A,1977, .
- <3> SLI196 Aerial Photograph: Paul Everson. 1975-90. RCHM. 2959/14,1979, .
- <4> SLI9298 Report: Lindsey Archaeological Services. 1994. Welton-Lincoln Trunkmain: Excavations along the pipeline route. Site A.
- <5> SLI3613 Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. National Mapping Programme. TF0181:LI.525.1-2.1,1994, .
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 0162 8118 (270m by 367m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WELTON, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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