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| Name: | ROMAN DITCH, CAISTOR GRAMMAR SCHOOL |
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| HER Number: | MLI52698 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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Summary
ROMAN DITCH, CAISTOR GRAMMAR SCHOOL
| Grid Reference: | TA 116 013 |
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| Map Sheet: | TA10SW |
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| Parish: | CAISTOR, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Full description
PRN 52698
A LARGE DITCH WAS DISCOVERED DURING AN EVALUATION. IT IS THOUGHT TO BE THE FIRST EVIDENCE FOR A DITCH AROUND THE TOWN WALLS. {1}
A watching brief in 1993 uncovered the remains suggesting the presence of substantial features which may be Roman ditches within the walled town. {2}
THE NORTHERN END OF THE DITCH POSSIBLY OCCURS IN THE AREA OF PHASE 2 WATCHING BRIEF. NO FINDS WERE MADE. {4}
Further evaluation was undertaken to ascertain if retaining stonework found in the 1992 evaluation belongs to the Roman wall. The wall does not appear to have had foundations and does not utilise the Roman foundations. Part of the Roman wall foundation was exposed aligned northeast-southwest, at almost the same height as in 1992. {5}{6}
<1> Lindsey Archaeological Services, 1992, Caistor Grammar School: Archaeological Evaluation, - (Report). SLI1813.
<2> Lindsey Archaeological Services, 1993, Caistor Grammar School Varlow's Yard, North Kelsey Road: Archaeological Watching Brief, - (Report). SLI5125.
<3> F.N. Field and I. George, 1994, Lincolnshire History and Archaeology, VOL 29 (Article in Serial). SLI696.
<4> Lindsey Archaeological Services, 1994, Caistor Grammar School Technology Complex Phase 2: Archaeological Watching Brief, - (Report). SLI5126.
<5> Lindsey Archaeological Services, 2002, Caistor Grammar School, Caistor, CGSW02 (Report). SLI8076.
<6> Lindsey Archaeological Services, 2002, Caistor Grammar School, Caistor, LCNCC:2002.93 (Archive). SLI8077.
Monument Types
- DITCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Associated Events
- Archaeological evaluation at Caistor Grammar School
- Caistor Grammar School
- Caistor Grammar School
- Watching brief at Varley's Yard, Caistor Grammar School
- Watching brief at Caistor Grammar School
Protected Status
- Scheduled Monument
- Conservation Area
Sources and further reading
| <1> | Report: Lindsey Archaeological Services. 1992. Caistor Grammar School: Archaeological Evaluation. -. |
| <2> | Report: Lindsey Archaeological Services. 1993. Caistor Grammar School Varlow's Yard, North Kelsey Road: Archaeological Watching Brief. -. |
| <3> | Article in Serial: F.N. Field and I. George. 1994. Lincolnshire History and Archaeology. VOL 29. |
| <4> | Report: Lindsey Archaeological Services. 1994. Caistor Grammar School Technology Complex Phase 2: Archaeological Watching Brief. -. |
| <5> | Report: Lindsey Archaeological Services. 2002. Caistor Grammar School, Caistor. CGSW02. |
| <6> | Archive: Lindsey Archaeological Services. 2002. Caistor Grammar School, Caistor. LCNCC:2002.93. |
Related records
| MLI54186 | Related to: Caistor Roman Town (Monument) |
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