Monument record MLI53732 - Possible Prehistoric Settlement, Scotter

Summary

Cropmarks of possible prehistoric settlement activity, to the south-west of Scotter.

Type and Period (4)

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

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

Cropmarks of possible settlement activity, to the south-west of Scotter. The cropmarks include a number of probable conjoined enclosures, with ditched linear boundaries. A small circular cropmark at the eastern edge of the site may represent the remains of a former hut circle. The exact date of the features is unknown, though a prehistoric origin is potentially most likely. Identified on aerial photography examined as part of the National Mapping Programme. {1}

Sources/Archives (1)

  •  Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. National Mapping Programme. SE8600: LI.667.5.1-2.

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred SE 8643 0002 (197m by 203m) Estimated from Sources
Civil Parish SCOTTER, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Dec 28 2022 3:31PM

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