Monument record MLI81138 - Late Anglo-Saxon probable boundary ditches, The Green, Orby
Summary
Late Anglo-Saxon probable boundary ditches, The Green, Orby
Type and Period (3)
- DITCH (Early Medieval/Dark Age to Medieval - 900 AD to 1099 AD)
- BOUNDARY DITCH (Early Medieval/Dark Age to Medieval - 900 AD to 1099 AD)
- GULLY (Early Medieval/Dark Age to Medieval - 900 AD to 1099 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
PRN 44379
During trial trenching, a series of intercutting ditches and gullies were recorded, all having approximately the same north/south alignment. At least three of these features were thought to be components of a single entity (as part of a field system). These ditches and gullies were interpreted as boundary features, dated to the 10th-11th centuries based on pottery evidence. Environmental remains suggest the ditches were surrounded by grassland, and were waterlogged throughout much of the year, but probably dried out each summer. Their location, in the south-west corner of the development site and on the highest part of the field, is in very close proximity to the medieval church of All Saints (PRN 41974), and it is postulated that if an Anglo-Saxon precursor to the present church had existed, it would have acted as a focal point for settlement. It is also suggested that the presence of late Anglo-Saxon features and finds in this area raises the possibility that a pre-Conquest precursor to the nearby moated manorial complex (PRN 43552) may have existed.{1}{2}{3}
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SLI6286 Report: Pre-Construct Archaeology. May 2000. Land at The Green, Orby. TGO00.
- <2> SLI6287 Archive: Pre-Construct Archaeology. May 2000. Land at The Green, Orby. LCNCC 2000.87.
- <3> SLI6278 Report: Pre-Construct Geophysics. Jan 2000. Land at The Green, Orby. TGO00.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 4911 6727 (93m by 92m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | ORBY, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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