Element record L1767 - ENCLOSURES AND LINEAR FEATURES AT CAYTHORPE

Summary

LINEAR FEATURE (Unknown); RING DITCH (Unknown)

Location

Grid reference Centred SK 68237 46359 (137m by 106m)
Map sheet SK64NE
District Newark
Civil Parish Caythorpe, Newark

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

At least 2, possibly more circles and 2 pairs of parallel lines (one pair overlaying ring ditch). (1)
The above marks now fall in short grass meadowland; thre are no surface indications of the ditches. Topographicaly the site is open, quite flat, and slightly above the Trent flood plain. Almost certainly barrow circles, the parallel lines are probably modern vehicle tracks. (2)
Morph: 29.17.1 barrow, 29.17.2 barrow, 29.18.1 cultivation marks (Group interpretation of barrow cemetery not accepted). (3)


Data Held: Aerial Photograph (Aerial photograph). SNT2645.

3 BW prints, JAP 13611/4A,5A,6A, SMR

<1> Pickering J, Air photos (Aerial photograph). SNT1148.

Other Refs: 13611/4A-6A (NLAP SK 6846/1-3)

<2> Colquhoun FD, 1975, Pers Comm (Personal comment). SNT583.

<3> RCHME, National Mapping Programme, Notts - Morph Data (Unknown). SNT1470.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • --- Aerial photograph: Data Held: Aerial Photograph.
  • <1> Aerial photograph: Pickering J. Air photos.
  • <2> Personal comment: Colquhoun FD. 1975. Pers Comm.
  • <3> Unknown: RCHME. National Mapping Programme, Notts - Morph Data.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (2)

Record last edited

Jan 19 2023 7:34PM

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