Monument record MLI84223 - Undated Linear Features, Ropsley and Humby

Summary

Cropmarks of undated trackways or ditches, to the north-east of Ropsley.

Type and Period (2)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

Cropmarks of former trackways of unknown date, identified on aerial photography by the National Mapping Programme. {1} A probable continuation of one of the previously recorded linear features in this area was recorded in May 2011, during magnetometry survey of land to the immediate north of Ropsley Quarry. The feature was identified as a narrow, ditch-like linear magnetic anomaly, running in a roughly south to north direction, and curving to match the alignment of the previously identified feature. {2}

Sources/Archives (2)

  •  Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. National Mapping Programme. TF0036: LI.838.18.1.
  •  Report: Bartlett-Clark Consultancy. 2011. Ropsley Quarry. -.

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred TF 0030 3665 (262m by 339m) Estimated from sources
Civil Parish ROPSLEY AND HUMBY, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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