The Heritage Lottery Fund is funding the South Humber Bank
Wildlife and People Project (SHWAP). North Lincolnshire Council,
the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust and the Environment Agency have all
taken part.
The project is drawing to a close at the end of 2010, but it has
acheived a lot over the last five years.
Archaeology and heritage
SHWAP volunteers took part in fieldwalking across the five
parishes of Alkborough, Whitton, Winteringham, South Ferriby and
Barton. Between them, they picked up nearly 20,000 finds in the 18
fields that were investigated. many of these fields had no
previously reported finds, so this was very valuable research. 48
new records have been added to the North Lincolnshire Historic
Environment Record.
We also commissioned geophysical surveys of a Roman
'ladder' settlement at Walcot, and a Roman settlement west
of Barton. An excavation at Countess Close in Alkborough was
successful in dating the monument for the first time (late 12th
century AD). The southern earthwork bank at Countess Close was also
restored to how it looked in the medieval period.
Volunteers also helped to survey the remains of our industrial
heritage at the old cement works between South Ferriby and
Barton
The heritage trail
We have helped to develop a heritage trail along the South
Humber Bank. It will link archaeological and historic sites from
Alkborough east to Barton upon Humber and beyond. On-site
information boards and leaflets will explain and interpret the
remains. The heritage trail will be launched officially on 10
December 2010.
On Saturday 11 December there will be a drop-in event to
celebrate the launch of the new heritage trail. Finds from the
SHWAP community fieldwalking will be on display between 10am and
4pm at Far Ings National Nature Reserve, Far Ings Lane, Barton upon
Humber.
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