Monument record MLI80862 - Altered river course of the Old River Bain, Tumby
Summary
Altered river course of the Old River Bain, Tumby
Type and Period (1)
- WATERCOURSE (Undated)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
The route of the Old River Bain where it passes close to Tumby may be a straightening of a more meandering former course of the river. The earlier course is well-defined by interlocking sand islands. These were observed during fieldwalking on land at Tumby in 1998. {1} {2}
Trial trenching in the same location in 2000 exposed three main palaeochannels masked by flood deposits in a long trench dug across the river valley. The earliest was on the northern side of the valley and was Neolithic in date. A channel at the southern edge of the valley was Bronze Age in date, and the third channel to its north was dated to the late Roman/Saxon period. {3} {4}
The upper fill of a north-south aligned palaeochannel was uncovered during excavations in 2004. {5}{6}
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SLI6070 Report: Lindsey Archaeological Services. April 1999. Report on fieldwalking, land at Tumby, Lincolnshire. TMB 98.
- <2> SLI6071 Archive: Lindsey Archaeological Services. April 1999. Archive of fieldwalking on land at Tumby, Lincolnshire. LCNCC 26.98.
- <3> SLI6079 Report: Lindsey Archaeological Services. July 2000. Report on trial trenching on land at Tumby.. TMB00.
- <4> SLI6080 Archive: Lindsey Archaeological Services. July 2000. Archive of trial trenching on land at Tumby.. LCNCC 2000.39.
- <5> SLI10545 Report: Lindsey Archaeological Services. 2005. Tumby Quarry: Archaeological Excavations. TMB 04: p.4.
- <6> SLI10546 Archive: Lindsey Archaeological Services. 2005. Tumby Quarry: Archaeological Excavations. LCNCC 2004.195.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 233 601 (437m by 1230m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | TATTERSHALL THORPE, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
| Civil Parish | TUMBY, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
May 26 2021 1:03PM
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