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Monument Number 1032078

Hob Uid: 1032078
Location :
Lincolnshire
South Kesteven
Careby Aunby and Holywell
Grid Ref : TF0253016270
Summary : Medieval shrunken village; crofts, toft, hollow way and boundaries seen as earthworks.
More information : A Medieval shrunken village was seen as earthworks on poor quality
air photographs. The features recorded included 3 crofts, defined
by 1 bank, approximately 30m wide, centred at TF 0244 1634, with
additional NGRs at TF 0247 1640 and TF 0249 1633. Amongst the crofts
at TF 0246 1635, is a toft seen as a rectangular enclosure,
approximately 10m wide and defined by 1 bank. Running along the
southern edge of the crofts (centred at TF 0248 1630) is a hollow
way, defined by 1 wide ditch and 2 banks, and approximately 145m
long. To the south of this, on the other side of a stream, are a
couple of stretches of ditch and bank (at TF 0253 1627 and TF 0258
1631), approximately 36m long, which may represent Medieval field
boundaries.
(Morph No. LI.762.14.1 - 14.4)

This description is based on data from the RCHME MORPH2 database.
(1)

Sources :
Source Number : 1
Source :
Source details : Antonia Kershaw/23-NOV-1995/RCHME: Lincolnshire NMP
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Monument Types:
Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Medieval
Monument End Date : 1540
Monument Start Date : 1066
Monument Type : Field Boundary, Croft, Hollow Way, Toft, Shrunken Village
Evidence : Earthwork

Components and Objects:
Related Records from other datasets:
External Cross Reference Source : SMR Number (Lincolnshire)
External Cross Reference Number : 34715
External Cross Reference Notes :
External Cross Reference Source : MORPH2
External Cross Reference Number : LI.762.14
External Cross Reference Notes :
External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : TF 01 NW 51
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH INTERPRETATION
Start Date : 1992-07-01
End Date : 1997-03-01