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Lincolnshire HER

Name:CROPMARKS OF RING DITCHES, BLYBOROUGH AIRFIELD
HER Number:MLI50437
Type of record:Monument

Summary

CROPMARKS OF RING DITCHES, BLYBOROUGH AIRFIELD

Grid Reference:SK 932 950
Map Sheet:SK99NW
Parish:BLYBOROUGH, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

Full description

CROPMARKS OF AT LEAST 6 RING DITCHES, AT LEAST ONE OF WHICH APPEARS TO HAVE A DOUBLE RING OF CONCENTRIC DITCHES. FIRST NOTICED IN 1971; PHOTOGRAPHED AGAIN IN 1976 BY PAUL EVERSON. ONE CIRCLE IS POSSIBLY OVERLAIN BY THE BUILDINGS OF BLYBOROUGH AIRFIELD. {1}{2}{3}~, HTM 34M


<1> SMR FILE Blyborough, SK 99 SW:AF;AG,1971, - (Index). SLI2915.

<2> HAYES, J.T., 1953-87, RCHM, 46;47;57,1971, (Aerial Photograph). SLI198.

<3> Paul Everson, 1975-90, RCHM, 2921/3-6,1976, (Aerial Photograph). SLI196.

<4> Paul Everson and Tom Hayes, 1984, 'Lincolnshire from the Air' in A Prospect of Lincolnshire, P 36 (Article in Monograph). SLI64.

<5> Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1992-1996, National Mapping Programme, SK9394:LI.490.2-4,9.1-2,1994, (Map). SLI3613.

Monument Types

  • RING DITCH (Undated)
  • BARROW CEMETERY (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 801 BC)
  • ROUND BARROW (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 801 BC)

Protected Status

  • SHINE

Sources and further reading

<1>Index: SMR FILE Blyborough. BLYBOROUGH. SK 99 SW:AF;AG,1971, -.
<2>Aerial Photograph: HAYES, J.T.. 1953-87. RCHM. 46;47;57,1971, .
<3>Aerial Photograph: Paul Everson. 1975-90. RCHM. 2921/3-6,1976, .
<4>Article in Monograph: Paul Everson and Tom Hayes. 1984. 'Lincolnshire from the Air' in A Prospect of Lincolnshire. P 36.
<5>Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. National Mapping Programme. SK9394:LI.490.2-4,9.1-2,1994, .