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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 →
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.
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.
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).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Settlement between Rippingale Running Dike and Long Drove'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 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.