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Boundary Cross, Old Fen Dike is a medieval boundary marker located in Lincolnshire, England. The cross stands as evidence of the territorial and administrative divisions that characterised the medieval landscape, marking significant boundaries within the fenland region. Such crosses served practical functions in demarcating parish, manorial, or hundred boundaries, helping to regulate land use and settlement patterns in an area historically shaped by drainage and reclamation. The monument reflects the importance placed on fixed, visible markers in medieval land management and community organisation within the Lincolnshire fens.
Boundary cross, Old Fen Dike is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010672. View the official record →
Boundary Cross, Old Fen Dike is a medieval boundary marker located in Lincolnshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010672.
Boundary cross, Old Fen Dike is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1010672.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St Ives Cross (1.2 km), Boundary cross, Manor Hill Corner (2.7 km), White Cross, 80m north of Poultry Farm (4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Boundary cross, Old Fen Dike's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Boundary cross, Old Fen Dike stands on West Walton Formation, Ampthill Clay Formation And Kimmeridge Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Kimmeridgian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.