Monument record MLI52653 - ROUND BARROW
Summary
ROUND BARROW
Type and Period (2)
- ROUND BARROW (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 801 BC)
- RING DITCH (Undated)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
PRN 52653
POSSIBLE PREHISTORIC CROPMARK ROUND BARROW. ALSO VISIBLE ON RAF VAPS. {1}{2}
A ditch was sectioned during work on the British Gas pipeline. The ditch was apparently linear, running approximately NW-SE but with differing sections. It had been cut into an extremely friable chalk subsoil and consequently the edges were difficult to define. The ENE facing section was shallow with a flattened base, the WSW facing section, shallow with a very rounded base. It measured 0.82m deep and 3.35m wide. The uppermost layer of tertiary fill contained bone fragments, which did not survive extraction and one pottery fragment, dated to the late Iron Age. It is possible that the pottery fragment had been redeposited in the edge of the feature at some time.. Two of the earlier rubble fills also contained bone fragments which were identified as belonging to cattle.
On a printout received from the RCHAME at York showing possible cropmarks close to the pipe route is a circular cropmark. The angle at which the ditch crossed the pipetrench is consistent with it being that section of the cropmark closest to its position. It would appear likely, therefore, that this feature is either part of the cropmark or a feature concentric with it. No other feature was noted in close proximity which could have represented the return of the circular ditch across the pipetrench. It is possible that the ditch of the cropmark was segmented and the pipetrench runs through a gap. It is not considered likely that similar features within a short distance would not have been recognised.{3}
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> 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.
- <2> SLI3613 Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. National Mapping Programme. TA1104:LI.240.5.1,1993, .
- <3> SLI2030 Report: BRITISH GAS. 1993. Skitter to Hatton Pipeline Report. pp.26.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TA 1184 0409 (56m by 58m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CAISTOR, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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