Monument record MLI80479 - Undated cropmarks, east of Eagle Hall Wood

Summary

Undated cropmarks, east of Eagle Hall Wood, which may be geological marks.

Type and Period (1)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

A post-war period aerial photograph shows a group of cropmarks appearing as dark lines. They have been interpreted as 'ice polygons'. These are natural features created by differential expansion in the surface geology, caused by the presence of frozen groundwater. {1}

Sources/Archives (2)

  •  Report: Archaeological Project Services. 1999. Land between Eagle Hall Wood and Tunman Wood, Eagle. pp.5-6, Fig.3.
  •  Aerial Photograph: Aerial Photograph. -.

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred SK 870 651 (550m by 397m) Centre
Civil Parish EAGLE AND SWINETHORPE, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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