2013

TF1020 : Car Dyke diversion, looking west

taken 11 years ago, near to Bourne, Lincolnshire, England

Car Dyke diversion, looking west
Car Dyke diversion, looking west
The Roman Car Dyke was diverted to the east of the town in the 20th century, when it was found that the flow via the Eau at Queens Bridge was inadequate.
Car Dyke

A 57-mile man made ancient drainage watercourse between Lincoln and Peterborough. The circumstantial evidence points to the skill of Roman engineers but documentary evidence is inconclusive, though it is generally assumed to be Roman.
It was originally thought to continue south of Peterborough to the Waterbeach canal, north east of Cambridge, but no link has been proven.


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This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Town [11] · Looking across Car Dyke [5] · Diverted to the East of the Town [2] ·
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TF1020, 61 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Bob Harvey   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 7 October, 2013   (more nearby)
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Monday, 7 October, 2013
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TF 1029 2018 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:46.0779N 0:22.0060W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TF 10385 20203
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WEST (about 270 degrees)
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