Monument record MLI60014 - Scheduled section of the Car Dyke in Helpringham
Summary
Scheduled section of the Car Dyke in Helpringham
Type and Period (2)
Protected Status/Designation
Full Description
PRN 60014
A Scheduled stretch of the Car Dyke Roman canal, running through three fields in Helpringham. It runs for 190m north-north-east through field O.S. 317 as a hollow between two banks. The easterly bank has been eroded down. The dyke turns at TF 14533905, east-north-east through field O.S. 288 between well preserved banks 2m high, except at western end. A hollow has been dug out of centre of northern bank. The Scheduled area continues across field 314 but the banks in this field were bulldozed flat under a war agricultural board order during the Second World War. For general Car Dyke record see PRN 60706. {1}{2}
A section measuring 117m was drawn of the north side of the relay trench along South Drove/Car Dyke during water mains replacement. {4}{5}
The course of the Car Dyke in this area is clearly visible on aerial photographs. {3}
A trench was excavated through the Car Dyke in 1971, but the paper archive for this work was lost. In 1999, the trench (at TF 1455 3905) was re-excavated and borehole samples were also taken for environmental analysis. The dimensions of the surviving channel and banks at this site were established, and a buried soil was discovered beneath the banks. No dating evidence or artefacts were found. {8}{9}
Sources/Archives (9)
- <1> SLI4067 Scheduling Record: HBMC. AM 7. SAM 274.
- <2> SLI4011 Scheduling Record: HBMC. 1985. AM 107. SAM 274.
- <3> SLI173 Aerial Photograph: 1945-84. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY COLLECTION. LH 18,19; EA 051, 052.
- <4> SLI5160 Report: Pre-Construct Archaeology. 1994. Helpringham Fen: Archaeological Watching Brief Report. HLF94.
- <5> SLI1539 Archive: Pre-Construct Archaeology. 1994. Helpringham Fen: Archaeological Watching Brief. LCNCC 65.94.
- <6> SLI697 Article in Serial: F.N. Field and I. George. 1995. Archaeology in Lincolnshire. Vol 30 p42.
- <7> SLI3084 Index: Helpringham SMR cards. HELPRINGHAM. TF 13 NW; AC, TF 13 NE; A.
- <8> SLI11283 Report: Archaeological Project Services. 2001. Assessment Report: Excavation of the Car Dyke, Helpringham. CDP99.
- <9> SLI11277 Bibliographic Reference: Cope-Faulkner, P. and Simmons, B. B.. 2004. The Car Dyke: Past Work, Current State and Future Possibilities. -.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 1466 3902 (489m by 299m) Estimated from Sources |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HELPRINGHAM, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (5)
- Event - Survey: Aerial photographs of the Car Dyke in Helpringham (ELI7655)
- Event - Survey: Aerial photographs of the Car Dyke in Helpringham (ELI7656)
- Event - Intervention: Excavation of a trench through the Car Dyke in Helpringham, 1971 (ELI7677)
- Event - Intervention: Excavation of a trench through the Car Dyke in Helpringham, 1999 (ELI7680)
- Event - Intervention: Watching brief along a replacement water main in Helpringham (ELI7657)
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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