Fifteen trial trenches were excavated to inform proposed residential development of land to the east of Linwood Road, Market Rasen. The trenches revealed a dense concentration of Roman archaeology across the entire site, most of which was covered by a buried soil containing large quantities of pottery, animal bone and iron slag. A pottery kiln structure was identified in the northwest corner of the site, close to the street frontage of Linwood Road. A further 135 fragments of fired clay, of which 67 were classed as 'kiln furniture', were recovered from across the site. 4133 sherds of pottery from a maximum of 3715 vessels were also recovered; most of these were miscellaneous grey wares and many were in fresh condition, showing evidence of firing faults. Evidence of iron production was also identified across the site, including significant quantities of furnace slag and heated iron stone. The slag fragments were generally large and unlikely to have been deposited far from the furnace sites. Much of the recovered industrial waste was found in the fills of pits likely dug for that purpose. A number of gullies were also noted across the site, either for drainage or to demarcate distinct zones for different industrial activities. The possible modern feature identified during previous geophysical survey was revealed to be a post-Medieval field boundary containing a modern metal pipe. {1}{2}