Monument record MLI60737 - Car Dyke at Linwood Hall

Summary

Car Dyke at Linwood Hall

Type and Period (2)

  • (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Protected Status/Designation

Full Description

CAR DYKE UNDER A CONSIDERABLE VARIETY OF USES: WITHIN ORCHARDS, LAID OUT AS GARDENS AND IN PASTURE FIELDS. THE MAJORITY OF THIS LENGTH SURVIVES AS A REEDY STREAM, WITH BANK ABOUT 1M HIGH ON BOTH SIDES, PARTICULARLY THE MORE NORTHERLY PORTION. THIS PORTION CONTAINS ONE OF THE MORE NOTABLE BENDS ON THE WHOLE OF ITS LENGTH. FOR GENERAL FOR THE CAR DYKE SEE 60706. {1}, HTM 4M Geophysical survey on either side of SAM 314 identified several anomalies thought to be pits. {2}

Sources/Archives (2)

  •  Scheduling Record: HBMC. 1976. AM 7. SAM 314.
  •  Report: Network Archaeology Ltd. 1997. Hatton to Silk Willoughby Fieldwalking report. page 12.

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred TF 1227 6098 (294m by 880m) Estimated from Sources
Civil Parish BLANKNEY, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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