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Car Dyke

Hob Uid: 1034970
Location :
Lincolnshire
North Kesteven
Timberland
Grid Ref : TF1285059990
Summary : Waterchannel traditionally thought to be a Roman canal but proved to form part of late 1st or early 2nd century fen drainage system. The water channel is flanked by substantial banks, possibly acting as a flood defence. Surviving earthwork, but in places has been levelled and is visible as a cropmark. Parts have been scheduled.
More information : TF 1272 5821 - TF 1278 5840. Ditch dry, 1.5m deep, fine flanking banks 1.2m high.
TF 1278 5840 - TF 1280 5850. Track on line. Narrow modern ditch to west. 1.8m high bank to east.
TF 1280 5850 - TF 1270 5859. No remains; road and narrow modern ditch on line.
TF 1270 5859 - TF 1241 5899. Narrow ditch, circa 3m deep. Only fragments of flanking banks remain, maximum slopes 1m high.
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TF 127 586 - TF 127 582. Car Dyke. Scheduled.

TF 126 588. Car Dyke W of Martin Wood. Scheduled.
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OS linear file, additional information.
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The Carr Dyke is visible on air photographs. The substantial banks flank the drainage channel on both sides mainly, but in some section only the eastern one is visible. Early photography taken in 1930s and 1940s shows good survival of the earthworks, but later photography shows some areas have been levelled and show as cropmarks. The substantial banks are not just spoil from the drainage channel, but also acting as flood defences.
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Source details : F R Harper/09-DEC-1964/Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigator
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Source details : English Heritage SAMs List - Lincolnshire. March 1994. 12.
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Source details : Ordnance Survey Linear Archive File LINEAR 53 in NMRC
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Source details : NMR OS/71187 12 13-MAY-1971
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Source details : CUCAP RC8 BF21 02-MAY-1976
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Source details : NMR OS/75305 86 03-JUL-1975
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Monument Types:
Monument Period Name : Roman
Display Date : Roman
Monument End Date : 410
Monument Start Date : 43
Monument Type : Drainage System, Water Channel, Bank (Earthwork), Flood Defences
Evidence : Earthwork, Levelled Earthwork, Cropmark, Conjectural Evidence
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Related Records from other datasets:
External Cross Reference Source : SMR Number (Lincolnshire)
External Cross Reference Number : 60708
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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (County No.)
External Cross Reference Number : LI 298
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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (County No.)
External Cross Reference Number : LI 315
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External Cross Reference Source : SMR Number (Lincolnshire)
External Cross Reference Number : 60707
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : TF 15 NW 18
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Activity type : AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH INTERPRETATION
Start Date : 2004-01-01
End Date : 2005-12-31