Scheduled MonumentsEnglandEarthworks of Car Dyke in Park Wood, 175m east of King Street (A15)

Earthworks of Car Dyke in Park Wood, 175m east of King Street (A15)

England
List entry 1009999
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1009999
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.73 hectares
Grid reference
TF 10522 16116
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Car Dyke is a Romano-British linear earthwork situated in Park Wood near the A15 in Lincolnshire. The monument comprises an embanked ditch system that formed part of the extensive Car Dyke network, a series of drainage channels and defensive works constructed during the Roman occupation of Britain, likely between the first and fourth centuries. The earthwork in Park Wood represents a significant example of Romano-British hydraulic engineering and territorial boundary demarcation in the Fens region. The survival of this upstanding archaeological feature contributes to the understanding of Roman-period land management and settlement patterns in Lincolnshire.

Earthworks of Car Dyke in Park Wood, 175m east of King Street (A15) is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009999. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Earthworks of Car Dyke in Park Wood, 175m east of King Street (A15)?

Car Dyke is a Romano-British linear earthwork situated in Park Wood near the A15 in Lincolnshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009999.

Who is responsible for protecting Earthworks of Car Dyke in Park Wood, 175m east of King Street (A15)?

Earthworks of Car Dyke in Park Wood, 175m east of King Street (A15) 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 1009999.

What other scheduled monuments are near Earthworks of Car Dyke in Park Wood, 175m east of King Street (A15)?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Causewayed camp (6 km), Maxey Castle: a moated site with associated enclosures and a fishpond (7.7 km), Deeping Gate Bridge Also in PETERBOROUGH (8 km).

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Everything a full report reveals about Earthworks of Car Dyke in Park Wood, 175m east of King Street (A15)

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Earthworks of Car Dyke in Park Wood, 175m east of King Street (A15)

Earthworks of Car Dyke in Park Wood, 175m east of King Street (A15) stands on Kellaways Formation And Oxford Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Earthworks of Car Dyke in Park Wood, 175m east of King Street (A15)

Water NewtonRoman town · ~12 milesFlag FenArchaeological site · ~13.6 milesAncasterRoman town · ~18.6 miles