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| Name: | PORTION OF ROMAN FOSSE AND MOUND IN THE USHER GALLERY GROUNDS |
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| HER Number: | MLI70134 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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Summary
PORTION OF ROMAN FOSSE AND MOUND IN THE USHER GALLERY GROUNDS
| Grid Reference: | SK 978 716 |
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| Map Sheet: | SK97SE |
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| Parish: | MINSTER, LINCOLN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Full description
THE BEST PRESERVED PORTION OF THE ROMAN FOSSE ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE ROMAN CITY. FILLED IN BY CONTRACTOR TO THE CITY COUNCIL, WHO ARE BUILDING A MUSEUM ADJACENT TO THE SITE. {1} THE ABOVE DESCRIPTION STATES THAT THE MONUMENT WAS FILLED IN PRIOR TO THE BUILDING OF THE USHER GALLERY, BUT THERE IS STILL A DEEP DEPRESSION ON THE SITE. WHETHER THIS BEARS ANY RELATIONSHIP TO THE ORIGINAL PORTION OF THE FOSSE IS UNKNOWN. {2}
<1> MINISTRY OF WORKS, MOW 819, - (Scheduling Record). SLI4240.
<2> HBMC, 1988, AM 107, SAM 20 (Scheduling Record). SLI4050.
Monument Types
- DITCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Protected Status
- Conservation Area
- Scheduled Monument
Sources and further reading
| <1> | Scheduling Record: MINISTRY OF WORKS. MOW 819. -. |
| <2> | Scheduling Record: HBMC. 1988. AM 107. SAM 20. |
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