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Name:Car Dyke, Roman canal, adjoining Glebe Farm
HER Number:MLI60716
Type of record:Monument

Summary

Car Dyke, Roman canal, adjoining Glebe Farm

Grid Reference:TF 041 705
Map Sheet:TF07SW
Parish:WASHINGBOROUGH, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE

Full description

SECTION OF CAR DYKE, ROMAN CANAL. A GULLY BETWEEN TWO BANKS, WHICH STAND c4FT HIGH. UNPLOUGHED. {1}{3}
A WELL PRESERVED SECTION OF THE CAR DYKE WHICH HAS BEEN RECENTLY PLOUGHED AND A CORN CROP REMOVED. IT CONSISTS OF A BROAD DITCH c10M WIDE AND 1.2M DEEP WITH A PRONOUNCED BANK c7.0M WIDE AND 1.0M HIGH ON N SIDE. IF THERE WAS ANOTHER BANK IT IS VERY SLIGHT AND NOT EASILY VISIBLE. {2}, AREA 1.5H, HTM 6M


<1> HBMC, 1973, AM 7, SAM 276 (Scheduling Record). SLI4111.

<2> HBMC, 1986, AM 107, SAM 276 (Scheduling Record). SLI4015.

<3> SMR FILE, TF 07 SW:CD (Index). SLI3361.

Monument Types

  • CANAL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • DRAIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Associated Events

  • Site visit to Car Dyke, Glebe Farm (SAM 276)

Protected Status

  • Scheduled Monument

Sources and further reading

<1>Scheduling Record: HBMC. 1973. AM 7. SAM 276.
<2>Scheduling Record: HBMC. 1986. AM 107. SAM 276.
<3>Index: SMR FILE. WASHINGBOROUGH. TF 07 SW:CD.

Related records

MLI60715Related to: Car Dyke between Washingborough and Common Square (Monument)
MLI60714Related to: Car Dyke, Roman canal north of Washingborough (Monument)