Norton, A. and Savage, L. (2015). Car Dyke, Washingborough, Lincolnshire, Archaeological Excavation Report. Wessex Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1096082. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Car Dyke, Washingborough, Lincolnshire, Archaeological Excavation Report
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Series:		 Wessex Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 Wessex Archaeology was commissioned by Lincolnshire County Council to undertake an excavation and watching brief in respect of trenching associated with a flood alleviation scheme at Keeble Drive, Washingborough, Lincolnshire. The work comprised the excavation and recording of deposits prior to the installation of the pipeline, and monitoring of groundworks during that installation. In the western area of the Site deposits forming a large bank to the south of Car Dyke were revealed. The bank was formed from redeposited layers of natural sand and alluvium, which were capped by clay - deposits originally derived from the excavation of Car Dyke. The full width of the earthwork was not investigated due to the constraints of the pipeline installation, however, the bank was at least 25m wide in plan and survived to over 1.5m in height. A linear hollow was revealed within the bank deposits, which most likely functioned as a 'barrow-run'. Natural sand and silt was revealed beneath the bank deposits and it appears that the area was deturfed prior to the bank's construction; perhaps for use of the turves in construction and for setting out purposes. The edge of Car Dyke lay outside the excavation area. A peat-filled ditch was revealed to the south of the bank, although perpendicular to the dyke, and most likely contemporary there was no direct relationship between the ditch and bank deposits. Carbon dating of the peat deposits produced calibrated dates of AD 70-250 for the lower levels of the peat deposits and AD 710-950 for the upper levels. The ditch most likely functioned as a drainage feature to the rear of the bank and as such it is likely that this section of Car Dyke was completed in the late 1st or 2nd century AD. The excavation also revealed evidence of later levelling works and post medieval ditches most likely associated with the adjacent Fen Road.
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Author:		 A. Norton
L. Savage
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Publisher:		 Wessex Archaeology
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Year of Publication:		 2015
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District: North Kesteven
County: Lincolnshire
Country: England
Parish: Washingborough
Grid Reference: 503098, 370599 (Easting, Northing)
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ROMAN (Historic England Periods)
20TH CENTURY (Historic England Periods)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
ROMAN DITCH (Tag)
ROMAN DRAIN (Tag)
DRAIN (Monument Type England)
TRIAL TRENCH (Event)
POST MEDIEVAL DITCH (Tag)
DITCH (Monument Type England)
20TH CENTURY DITCH (Tag)
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OASIS Id: wessexar1-188979
OBIB: 105770
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Created Date:		 13 Jul 2022