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Settlement between Long Drove and Dowsby Drain is a prehistoric and Romano-British settlement site located in Lincolnshire. The monument comprises archaeological remains dating from the prehistoric period through the Romano-British era, representing sustained human occupation and land use in this fenland landscape. The site's position between two drainage features indicates its relationship to the management of water and settlement patterns characteristic of the broader Fenland region. The archaeological evidence from this location contributes to understanding settlement distribution and economic activity in the Lincolnshire Fens during antiquity.
Settlement between Long Drove and Dowsby Drain is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004977. View the official record →
Settlement between Long Drove and Dowsby Drain is a prehistoric and Romano-British settlement site located in Lincolnshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004977.
Settlement between Long Drove and Dowsby Drain 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 1004977.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Settlement between Rippingale Running Dike and Long Drove (0.5 km), Decoy pond 350m south of Aslackby Decoy Farm (2.9 km), Roman settlement by Fen Road, south of Poplar Farm (3.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Settlement between Long Drove and Dowsby Drain'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.
Settlement between Long Drove and Dowsby Drain stands on Kellaways Formation And Oxford Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.