Monument record MLI83465 - Possible Bronze Age or Iron Age earthwork banks, Middle Field/Red Inn Field
Summary
Undated linear earthwork banks, Middle Field/Red Inn Field. These have been interpreted as either features related to a Bronze Age or early Iron Age multiple ditch system or medieval plough headlands. The former interpretation is the most likely.
Type and Period (5)
- BANK (EARTHWORK) (Unknown date)
- ENCLOSURE (Later Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
- TRACKWAY (Later Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
- MULTIPLE DITCH SYSTEM (Early Bronze Age to Early Iron Age - 2200 BC to 401 BC)
- PLOUGH HEADLAND (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
Full Description
PRN 35782
A site visit in 1996 noted four broad ridges, thought to be the remnants of ridge and furrow, running approximately north/south through the fields.{1}
Aerial photograph interpretation in 1997 noted that the banks ran almost continuously for several kilometres. Bank 1 appears to have functioned as a plough headland, but ridge and furrow clearly passes across Bank 3. The extreme length of the banks would also be unusual for plough headlands. In addition, linear cropmarks of apparent cut features sometimes pass straight across the banks with no obvious weakening of the surface marks, which would be difficult to explain if the banks were simply accretive medieval headlands. An alternative interpretation, therefore, is that the banks are much more ancient features, possibly Bronze Age or early Iron Age and possibly related to multiple ditch systems.{2}
During evaluation work in 1997, the same four low parallel equidistant banks were recorded on a north-east/south-west alignment. It was suggested that a fifth bank (outside the survey area) may represent the agger of the Roman road.{3}{4}
Cropmarks interpreted as prehistoric enclosures and trackways, perhaps indicating settlement have been identified by the NMP. {5}
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SLI8340 Report: Archaeological Project Services. 1996. Proposed gravel extraction at Glen Farm, Greatford. GGF96.
- <2> SLI8341 Report: Oxford Archaeological Associates. Aug 1997. Land at Glen Farm, Greatford.
- <3> SLI8338 Report: Oxford Archaeotechnics. Nov 1997. Land at King Street, The Deepings. KSD97.
- <4> SLI8339 Archive: Oxford Archaeotechnics. Nov 1997. Land at King Street, The Deepings. LCNCC 206.97.
- <5> SLI3613 Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. National Mapping Programme. TF 01 SE. LI.788.19,.21.1-2., 1995.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 1009 1243 (1450m by 1106m) Centre |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GREATFORD, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (5)
- Event - Survey: Magnetic susceptibility survey west of King Street (ELI3623)
- Event - Survey: Magnetometry scanning survey west of King Street (ELI3627)
- Event - Survey: Magnetometry survey west of King Street (ELI3628)
- Event - Survey: Site visit for proposed gravel extraction at Glen Farm, Greatford (ELI3659)
- Event - Survey: Topographic survey at King Street (ELI3629)
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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