17-402: Kettlethorpe may refer to: Kettlethorpe, Lincolnshire , England Kettlethorpe, West Yorkshire , England [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to
34-631: A community matriarch. It is the largest such structure in the wider Horn region. Bigo bya Mugenyi is an extensive earthworks site in the interlacustrine region of southwestern Uganda . On the south shore of the Katonga river, the Bigo earthworks consist of a series of ditches and berms comprising an outer arch that encompasses four interconnected enclosures. When combined, the Bigo earthworks measure more than 10 km (6 mi) long. Radiometric dates from archaeological investigations at Bigo date
51-685: A conical mound is the Miamisburg Mound in central Ohio, which has been estimated to have been built by people of the Adena culture in the time range of 800 BC to 100 AD. The American Plains also hold temple mounds, or platform mounds , which are giant pyramid-shaped mounds with flat tops that once held temples made of wood. Examples of temple mounds include Monks Mound located at the Cahokia site in Collinsville, Illinois, and Mound H at
68-405: A geographic information system ( GIS ) to produce three-dimensional representations of the earthworks. An accurate survey of the earthworks can enable them to be interpreted without the need for excavation . For example, earthworks from deserted medieval villages can be used to determine the location, size, and layout of lost settlements. Often these earthworks can point to the purpose of such
85-724: A licence from King Richard II to enclose land and establish a park of 300 acres (1.2 km ) within her manor of Kettlethorpe. The settlement of Laughterton looks like a planned village, with properties of approximately equal depth on either side of a straight north–south street. Laughterton is always recorded with Kettlethorpe in tax returns. Millfield Golf Course is in Laughterton. Earthworks (archaeology) In archaeology, earthworks are artificial changes in land level, typically made from piles of artificially placed or sculpted rocks and soil. Earthworks can themselves be archaeological features, or they can show features beneath
102-688: A settlement, as well the context in which it existed. Earthworks in North America include mounds built by Native Americans known as the Mound Builders . Ancient people who lived in the American Midwest commonly built effigy mounds , which are mounds shaped like animals (real or imaginary) or people. Possibly the most famous of these effigy mounds is Serpent Mound . Located in Ohio , this 411-metre-long (1,348 ft) earthen work
119-612: Is 19 hectares (47 acres). Shallow earthworks are often more visible as cropmarks or in aerial photographs if taken when the sun is low in the sky and shadows are more pronounced. Similarly, earthworks may be more visible after a frost or a light dusting of snow. Earthworks can be detected and plotted using Light Detection and Ranging ( LIDAR ). This technique is particularly useful for mapping small variations in land height that would be difficult to detect by eye. It can be used to map features beneath forest canopy and for features hidden by other vegetation. LIDAR results can be input into
136-536: Is thought to memorialize alignments of the planets and stars that were of special significance to the Native Americans that constructed it. Cone-shaped or conical mounds are also numerous, with thousands of them scattered across the American Midwest, some over 24 m (80 ft) tall. These conical mounds appear to be marking the graves of one person or even dozens of people. An example of
153-685: The Crystal River site in Citrus County , Florida . The earthworks at Poverty Point occupy one of the largest-area sites in North America, as they cover some 920 acres (320 ha) of land in Louisiana. Military earthworks can result in subsequent archaeological earthworks. Examples include Roman marching forts which can leave small earthworks. During the American Civil War , earthwork fortifications were built throughout
170-557: The West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire , England. It is situated 10 miles (16 km) west of Lincoln . The villages of Drinsey Nook and Laughterton lie within Kettlethorpe parish. The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 census was 426. Kettlethorpe parish church is dedicated to Saint Peter and Saint Paul and is a Grade II listed building dating from the 15th century with alterations in 1809 and
187-463: The country, by both Confederate and Union sides. The largest earthwork fort built during the war was Fortress Rosecrans , which originally encompassed 255 acres (103 ha ). In northeastern Somalia , near the city of Bosaso at the end of the Baladi valley, lies an earthwork 2 to 3 km (1.2 to 1.9 mi) long. Local tradition recounts that the massive embankment marks the grave of
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#1732801663924204-572: The early 18th century built by the M.P. Charles Hall who succeeded to the house in 1713. It then passed to the Amcotts family. It was altered and extended in the 19th century. It is Grade II listed . A gateway to the Hall, dating from the 14th century with 18th-century additions and alterations, is Grade II* listed. There are earthwork remains of a medieval deer park, enclosed about 1383 and dis-parked around 1830. In 1383 Katherine Swynford received
221-538: The incumbent is the Revd Canon Rhys Prosser. The moat surrounding Kettlethorpe Hall survives in part on all four sides of a rectangle and presumably is the remnant of the manor later held by the Swynford family in the 14th and 15th centuries, including Katherine Swynford , subsequent third wife of John of Gaunt , and Duchess of Lancaster. Today the Hall is a small country house , dating from
238-410: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kettlethorpe&oldid=932938984 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Kettlethorpe, Lincolnshire Kettlethorpe is a village and civil parish in
255-479: The late 19th century, built of yellow brick, and limestone . In the north wall of the sanctuary is a square stone wall plaque to John Reeke, rector (died 1597). Also in the sanctuary on the south wall is an oval marble wall plaque to Rev. Hugh Palmer (died 1799). On the north wall is a larger marble wall plaque to Charles Hall (died 1743). In the north aisle is a plaque to the Cole family, dated late 18th-century. At
272-635: The surface. Earthworks of interest to archaeologists include hill forts , henges , mounds , platform mounds , effigy mounds , enclosures , long barrows , tumuli , ridge and furrow , mottes , round barrows , and other tombs . Earthworks can vary in height from a few centimetres to the size of Silbury Hill at 40 metres (130 ft). They can date from the Neolithic to the present. The structures can also stretch for many tens of miles (e.g. Offa's Dyke and Antonine Wall ). In area, they can cover many hectares; for example, Maiden Castle , which
289-524: The west end of the nave are painted royal arms and round the side walls of the nave are 19th-century texts in red lettering. In the churchyard are the remains of a cross, dating from the 14th century with 19th-century restoration . The ecclesiastical parish is Kettlethorpe with Fenton , part of the Saxilby Group of the Deanery of Corringham. The parish church is in Kettlethorpe. As of 2014
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