Monument record MLI84223 - Probable Iron Age Agricultural Activity and Undated Linear Features, Ropsley and Humby
Summary
Remains of trackways or ditches initially showing as cropmarks, which have been subject to geophysical survey and excavation at Ropsley Quarry. A small quantity of Iron Age pottery was recorded.
Type and Period (2)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Cropmarks of former trackways of unknown date were identified on aerial photographs dating to the 1970s and 1980s 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 suggesting the potential for further remains on the site which had not already been identified in cropmarks. 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}
Follow up trial trenching investigations in 2021 found that while the archaeology is fairly well represented by the cropmarks, that several features were present not identified in cropmarks or geophysics, but that in other areas there was a strong correlation. Evidence was recorded for a palaeochannel and a series of likely agricultural ditches, with a small quantity of Iron Age pottery being recovered. {3}{4}
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SLI3613 Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. Lincolnshire National Mapping Programme. TF0036: LI.838.18.1.
- <2> SLI15773 Report: Bartlett-Clark Consultancy. 2011. Ropsley Quarry. -.
- <3> SLI18711 Report: Wardell Armstrong. 2021. Archaeological Evaluation at Ropsley Quarry. WA Site Code RQG-A.
- <4> SLI18712 Archive: Wardell Armstrong. 2021. Archaeological Evaluation at Ropsley Quarry. LCNCC 2021.158.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 0022 3660 (424m by 342m) Estimated from sources |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | ROPSLEY AND HUMBY, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Feb 6 2025 11:12AM
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