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Name:Prehistoric pit alignment and single pits near Wilsford Reservoir
HER Number:MLI91747
Type of record:Monument

Summary

Prehistoric pit alignment and single pits near Wilsford Reservoir

Grid Reference:SK 991 419
Map Sheet:SK94SE
Parish:WILSFORD, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE

Full description

PRN 65351
During a watching brief along a water pipeline route, prehistoric features were identified. The subsequent excavation revealed a section of a pit alignment of late Neolithic/Bronze Age date as well as several individual pits. {1}{2}


<1> Lindsey Archaeological Services, 2008, Wilsford-Rauceby Reinforcement Main Scheme Archaeological Excavation, Evaluation and Watching Brief, WURM 06 (Report). SLI12048.

<2> Lindsey Archaeological Services, 2008, Wilsford-Rauceby Reinforcement Main Scheme Archaeological Excavation, Evaluation and Watching Brief, LCNCC 2006.180 (Archive). SLI12049.

Monument Types

  • PIT (Middle Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 3000 BC to 801 BC)
  • PIT ALIGNMENT (Middle Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 3000 BC to 801 BC)

Associated Events

  • Archaeological excavation near Wilsford Reservoir
  • Watching brief along parts of the Wilsford-Rauceby Reinforcement Main Scheme

Protected Status

  • SHINE

Sources and further reading

<1>Report: Lindsey Archaeological Services. 2008. Wilsford-Rauceby Reinforcement Main Scheme Archaeological Excavation, Evaluation and Watching Brief. WURM 06.
<2>Archive: Lindsey Archaeological Services. 2008. Wilsford-Rauceby Reinforcement Main Scheme Archaeological Excavation, Evaluation and Watching Brief. LCNCC 2006.180.