Monument record MLI98653 - A series of cropmark enclosures east of the Car Dyke, Billingborough

Summary

A series of cropmark enclosures east of the Car Dyke, Billingborough

Type and Period (2)

  • (Undated)
  • (Early Bronze Age to Late Iron Age - 2200 BC? to 42 AD?)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

PRN39227 A string of irregular and rectangular enclosures and ditches visible on aerial photographs running west to east across the fen edge on the east side of the Car Dyke. {1} The cropmarks’ alignment does not respect the present field boundaries and their morphology would suggest the cropmark enclosures date to the later prehistoric. {2}

Sources/Archives (2)

  •  Aerial Photograph: 1946-98. RCHME. 3027/29-30; 1412/25; 1721/36.
  •  Verbal Communication: Mark Bennet. 2012. Information from Mark Bennet. 28/12/2012.

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred TF 1340 3475 (360m by 168m)
Civil Parish HORBLING, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE
Civil Parish BILLINGBOROUGH, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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