Element record L9860 - LINEAR FEATURES AT THORPE

Summary

ENCLOSURE (Unknown); LINEAR FEATURE (Unknown)

Location

Grid reference SK 76160 50289 (point)
Map sheet SK75SE
District Newark
Civil Parish Thorpe, Newark

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

To the immediate E of Ad Pontem, and possibly related to this monument, is a series of ditches and gullies, arranged in a rectilinear pattern. These could represent small fields or paddocks, possibly with associated trackways… a penannular diched enclosure, c 25m in diameter, overlies or is cut by a linear ditch. (1)
Morph: 191.1.4 Field boundary. (2)
See M3012 for Roman town, L8381,8383, 9857-9, 9861 for associated cropmarks and L8384 for find.


<1> TPAT, 1992, Archaeology of the Fosse Way - Implications of the proposed dualling of the A46 between Newark and Widmerpool, p 95 (Published document). SNT1357.

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

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Published document: TPAT. 1992. Archaeology of the Fosse Way - Implications of the proposed dualling of the A46 between Newark and Widmerpool. 2. p 95.
  • <2> 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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