Monument record M18705 - Multiple boundary system, Cotham

Summary

MULTIPLE DITCH SYSTEM? (Neolithic to Late Iron Age)

Location

Grid reference SK 79000 47100 (point)
Map sheet SK74NE
District Newark
Civil Parish Cotham, Newark

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Linear boundary and ? 2 parallel pit alignments - similar to triple ditch. (1)
Morph: 211.6.1 unknown prehistoric boundary. (2)
This feature compares to the triple ditch systems further upstream on the Moor Drain, in Lincs. Are they controlling access between River Witham and River Devon? (3)


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

Other Refs: 2088/3,4 (NLAP SK 7847/2, 7947/2)

<2> RCHME, National Mapping Programme, Notts - Morph Data (Unknown). SNT1470.

<3> Baddeley V, 2014, Pers Comm (Personal comment). SNT2620.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Aerial photograph: Pickering J. Air photos.
  • <2> Unknown: RCHME. National Mapping Programme, Notts - Morph Data.
  • <3> Personal comment: Baddeley V. 2014. Pers Comm.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (0)

Record last edited

Jan 19 2023 7:34PM

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