Site Event/Activity record ELI1 - Excavation at Billingborough
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 12724 33268 (116m by 65m) (Centre) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BILLINGBOROUGH, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Technique(s)
- Archaeological Excavation
Organisation
South Lincolnshire Archaeology Unit
Date
From 01 Jan 1975 to 01 Jan 1978 (intermittent)
Description
Extensive excavations of an area of about 5500 square metres on the fen edge in Billingborough parish. Excavated by the Cardyke Research Group in 1975 and the South Lincolnshire Archaeological Unit in 1977 and 1978 using the resources of a Manpower Services Commission Job Creation Scheme. The Director of the excavations was Peter Chowne. {1}{2}{3}
External Links (0)
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SLI679 Article in Serial: Peter Chowne. 1978. 'Billingborough Bronze Age Settlement: An Interim Note' in Lincolnshire History and Archaeology. vol.13, pp.15-21.
- <2> SLI765 Article in Serial: A.J. White (ed.). 1979. 'Archaeology in Lincolnshire and South Humberside, 1978' in Lincolnshire History and Archaeology. vol.14, pp.68-9.
- <3> SLI7301 Bibliographic Reference: Peter Chowne, Rosamund Cheal and A.P. Fitzpatrick. 2001. Excavations at Billingborough, Lincolnshire, 1975-78: a Bronze-Iron Age settlement and saltern site. pp.1-5.
Related Monuments/Buildings (7)
- MLI82470 Anglo-Saxon harness fitting, Billingborough (Find Spot)
- MLI33304 Billingborough middle to late Bronze Age settlement (Monument)
- MLI32862 Late Bronze Age to early Iron Age Salt Making Site, Billingborough (Monument)
- MLI82463 Late Neolithic to early Bronze Age activity, Billingborough (Monument)
- MLI82471 Medieval field system, Billingborough (Monument)
- MLI32860 Middle to late Iron Age settlement in Billingborough parish. (Monument)
- MLI82469 Romano-British field system in Billingborough parish (Monument)
Record last edited
Sep 3 2021 10:37AM