An Anglo-Saxon 7thC gold disc pendant found on a former island in the coastal marsh of Lincolnshire: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/584053 …pic.twitter.com/SGsFELqMBL
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The 2nd island shown in the Lud 'estuary', between outfalls, is prob a ?13thC storm beach+saltern mounds, visible on geological maps+lidar.pic.twitter.com/GOSM05HzB1
The storm beaches here are prob remains of the coastal barrier islands that were destroyed by the sea in the 13thC:https://twitter.com/caitlinrgreen/status/597501263501250560 …
A little further south, the former islands of glacial deposits standing above the surrounding marine alluvium (yellow) to the east of Alfordpic.twitter.com/XW2aP7fTbM
Clipped copy of a silver coin of Arcadius struck at Milan 395–402; found on the Cumberworth 'island', Lincolnshire: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/244475 …pic.twitter.com/N5xYc4lQBG
Another interesting lost 'island' from Lincolnshire—albeit one situated on the edge of the Middle Marsh rather than in the Outmarsh—is Little Carlton; some of the fascinating Middle Saxon finds from here (including this glass mount) are currently on display in @LouthMuseum :)pic.twitter.com/3DQWWHKoj6
The base of a Middle Saxon blue glass inkwell found at the intriguing 'island' site of Little Carlton, Lincolnshire; currently on display in @LouthMuseum.pic.twitter.com/4XxJuXDNPo
A lot of the names for those sunken Islands have partial similarities to danish words for Islands and locations
Strong Scandinavian influence on the place and local names of Lincolnshire :)
Spot the circles - there are many on this part of the Barton upon Humber coastline. What is the purpose of these circles?pic.twitter.com/VLjKkQE4SX
Theyre lakes.
Actually no. Most likely they are the tracks of the animals that turned the pumps to drain the pits to allow the clay to be dug.
I actually live here, and. I worked on the tile yards for a summer. I'll check out your theory-i think digging was started around 1840 and not long after motorised. Definitely a rail waggon for greater part of 20th Century.
I thought that digging for clay here dated back to pre-Roman times. Certainly important in Roman times - check out the traces of old Roman roads on an OS map. Check out Barton - Scunthorpe road (the old straight one) - ancient Roman iron works?
Iron works yes. East of the town where the industrial estate is. Scunthorpe industrialised in 1840 but it was small scale before. I will ask Barton's oldest resident about the horse/cattle rings.water was pumped from pits surely.
@HumberLifeboat Another bit of cartography from the wonderful Dr Green! Another bit for your archives!
My brother lived close by once. He was a N. Somercoates King in his own right.
I remember seeing road signs for Conisholme. Maybe spelled different. Would be many years ago, but remember the place name xx
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