Monument record MLI98642 - Ridge and Furrow, Addlethorpe
Summary
Earthworks of medieval ridge and furrow and boundaries, to the north-west of Addlethorpe.
Type and Period (4)
- FIELD SYSTEM (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- RIDGE AND FURROW (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BOUNDARY (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1499 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Earthworks of medieval ridge and furrow, to the north-west of Addlethorpe. Identified on aerial photographs examined as part of the National Mapping Programme. {1}
A redeposited sherd of medieval pottery was recovered from this location in early 1999, during the excavation of test pits to inform the proposed construction of a new northern bypass road for Addlethorpe. The sherd was a fragment from a 14th to 15th century Toynton All Saints vessel, and is thought to derive from late medieval manuring scatters in this area. {2}{3}
The subsequent construction of the Addlethorpe bypass road appears to have destroyed all of the ridge and furrow earthworks noted by the NMP, although more extensive medieval earthworks are visible in this area on the Google Maps aerial photographic imagery. These remains are located in the fields to the north and north-east of those previously identified, and comprise further areas of ridge and furrow, along with a number of prominent linear boundary earthworks and a possible north to south aligned trackway at the western edge of the fields. {4}
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SLI3613 Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. National Mapping Programme. TF5469: LI.448.9.1.
- <2> SLI6406 Report: Archaeological Project Services. May 1999. Test pits and boreholes along the route of the proposed Northern Bypass, Addlethorpe. APS site code: ANB98.
- <3> SLI6407 Archive: Archaeological Project Services. 1999. Test pits and boreholes along the route of the proposed Northern Bypass, Addlethorpe. LCNCC 1998.268.
- <4> SLI11533 Website: Google. 2006->. Google Maps and Street View. www.google.co.uk/maps. Accessed 26/04/2021.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 5470 6934 (420m by 387m) Estimated from Sources |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | ADDLETHORPE, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Apr 26 2021 12:29PM
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