Monument record MLI86354 - Post-medieval to modern Dyke, Greenbank Drain, Crowland
Summary
Post-medieval to modern Dyke, Greenbank Drain, Crowland
Type and Period (1)
- WATERCOURSE (Post Medieval to Modern - 1540 AD to 2050 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
PRN 23915
Archaeological evaluation (trial trenching) along the proposed route of the A1073 relief road between Eye (near Peterborough) and Spalding. The evaluation identified 20th century dumped deposits, possibly the backfill of a dyke associated with the feature known as Green Bank. Because of the depth of the trench and noticeable instability, it was rapidly backfilled. Therefore the true nature of the feature was not determined {1} {2}
Further excavation on this site was also inconclusive, and no evidence for a ditch large enough to have transported craft to the island at Crowland was identified wither within the deposits forming Green Bank or its surrounds. The deposits forming the bank appear insubstantial and may relate to the cleaning of the dyke rather than the creation of a bank.{4}{5}
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SLI9435 Report: Cambridgeshire Archaeological Field Unit. May 2004. Archaeological Evaluation, A1073 Relief Road Between Eye, Peterborough and Spalding. LNEYSD03.
- <2> SLI9436 Archive: Cambridgeshire Archaeological Field Unit. May 2004. Archaeological Evaluation, A1073 Relief Road Between Eye, Peterborough and Spalding. LCNCC 2003.292.
- <3> SLI7988 Report: Pre-Construct Geophysics. 2002. A1073 Peterborough to Spalding Road Improvement Scheme. -.
- <4> SLI13827 Report: Archaeological Project Services. 2011. Archaeological investigations along route of A1073. SPEY08.
- <5> SLI13828 Archive: Archaeological Project Services. 2011. Archaeological investigations along route of A1073. LCNCC:2008.60.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 24480 09410 (70m by 70m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CROWLAND, SOUTH HOLLAND, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (3)
- Event - Survey: A1073 Peterborough to Spalding Improvement Scheme (ELI3258)
- Event - Intervention: Archaeological Evaluation, A1073 Relief Road between Peterborough and Spalding (ELI5016)
- Event - Intervention: Archaeological investigations along route of A1073 (ELI11136)
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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