Scheduled MonumentsEnglandSettlement between Rippingale Running Dike and Long Drove

Settlement between Rippingale Running Dike and Long Drove

England
List entry 1004976
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1004976
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
40.06 hectares
Grid reference
TF 15564 27840
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Settlement between Rippingale Running Dike and Long Drove is a prehistoric or Romano-British settlement site located in Lincolnshire. The monument lies in the fenland landscape between two significant drainage features, Rippingale Running Dike and Long Drove, which characterize the topography of this region. Archaeological evidence indicates occupation during the prehistoric or Romano-British periods, though the precise dating and extent of settlement activity requires assessment through field investigation. The site's location within the fenland environment suggests adaptation to wetland conditions typical of settlements in this part of Lincolnshire during antiquity.

Settlement between Rippingale Running Dike and Long Drove is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004976. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Settlement between Rippingale Running Dike and Long Drove?

Settlement between Rippingale Running Dike and Long Drove is a prehistoric or Romano-British settlement site located in Lincolnshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004976.

Who is responsible for protecting Settlement between Rippingale Running Dike and Long Drove?

Settlement between Rippingale Running Dike and Long Drove 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 1004976.

What other scheduled monuments are near Settlement between Rippingale Running Dike and Long Drove?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Settlement between Long Drove and Dowsby Drain (0.5 km), Decoy pond 350m south of Aslackby Decoy Farm (3.3 km), Roman settlement by Fen Road, south of Poplar Farm (3.6 km).

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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
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Settlement between Rippingale Running Dike and Long Drove

Settlement between Rippingale Running Dike and Long Drove 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 Settlement between Rippingale Running Dike and Long Drove

AncasterRoman town · ~14.5 milesFlag FenArchaeological site · ~19.2 milesWater NewtonRoman town · ~19.3 miles