Monument record MLI80479 - Undated Cropmarks, Eagle Hall Wood

Summary

Cropmarks of undated features, east of Eagle Hall Wood. Some are thought to be of probable geological origin.

Type and Period (4)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

Cropmarks of three circular features, thought to possibly represent former ponds of unknown date, on land to the east of Eagle Hall Wood. Identified on aerial photography examined as part of the National Mapping Programme. {1} A more extensive pattern of cropmarks was noted on a post-Second World War aerial photograph of this area. The photograph showed a group of possible linear features and enclosures, showing as dark lined cropmarks. {2} Subsequent, more detailed analysis of aerial photographs of this area identified an extensive number of geological features and periglacial fissures across much of the study area, and did not identify any features of clear archaeological origin. Some of the previously identified features are therefore likely to be of natural, geological origin, though some archaeological activity may still be present here. {3}

Sources/Archives (3)

  •  Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. Lincolnshire National Mapping Programme. SK8765: LI.689.5.1.
  •  Report: Archaeological Project Services. 1999. Desk Based Assessment of Land Between Eagle Hall Wood and Tunman Wood, Eagle. APS site code: EHF 98.
  •  Report: Air Photo Services. 2000. Eagle Hall Quarry. -.

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred SK 8704 6518 (539m by 479m) Estimated from Sources
Civil Parish EAGLE AND SWINETHORPE, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Sep 5 2025 11:27AM

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