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| Name: | MULTIVALLATE ENCLOSURE, KIRKSTEAD |
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| HER Number: | MLI40096 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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Summary
Small multivallate hillfort 460m east of Old Abbey Farm
| Grid Reference: | TF 195 608 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF16SE |
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| Parish: | KIRKSTEAD, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Full description
Cropmarks of a multivallate Iron Age type enclosure. This is a triple-ditched ovoid feature with annexes to south and east.{1}
Colquhoun of the Ordnance Survey noted that the site is in a commanding position and appears to be Iron Age in form. He notes that the area was probably marsh in the prehistoric period.{2}
The monument is scheduled as an Iron Age small multivallate hillfort, measuring 120m by 90m. It is a very similar size and form as one at Tattershall Thorpe. {3}
The monument has also been interpreted as a medieval decoy pond. {4}
<1> J.K.S. St Joseph, 1945-79, Cambridge University Collection, 113:196610 BT 59 (Aerial Photograph). SLI175.
<2> OS CARD INDEX, TF16SE5,1965, COLQUHOUN F (Index). SLI2587.
<3> English Heritage, 1999, Scheduling document 29728, MPP 22 (Scheduling Record). SLI5373.
<4> Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1992-1996, National Mapping Programme, TF1960:LI.468.1.1 (Map). SLI3613.
Monument Types
- ENCLOSURE (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- HILLFORT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
Associated Events
- Field observation of hillfort
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| <1> | Aerial Photograph: J.K.S. St Joseph. 1945-79. Cambridge University Collection. 113:196610 BT 59. |
| <2> | Index: OS CARD INDEX. KIRKSTEAD. TF16SE5,1965, COLQUHOUN F. |
| <3> | Scheduling Record: English Heritage. 1999. Scheduling document 29728. MPP 22. |
| <4> | Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. National Mapping Programme. TF1960:LI.468.1.1. |
Related records
| MLI43556 | Related to: Small multivallate enclosure, 340m south of North Road Farm, Tattershall Thorpe (Monument) |
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