Site Event/Activity record ELI14429 - Fieldwalking of land at the Food Enterprise Zone, Distillery Farm, Holbeach

Location

Grid reference Centred TF 3475 2582 (414m by 372m)
Civil Parish HOLBEACH, SOUTH HOLLAND, LINCOLNSHIRE

Technique(s)

  • Field Walking - Systematic Collection

Organisation

Archaeological Project Services

Date

From 01 Dec 2016 to 01 Dec 2016 (on)

Map

Description

A programme of systematic fieldwalking was conducted on land at the Food Enterprise Zone, Distillery Farm, Holbeach, to inform proposed development on the site. A single sherd of Late Saxon Thetford ware pottery and a small scatter of Medieval pottery sherds, mostly Bourne ware, were recovered. These likely represent manuring scatters. A large number of post-Medieval (17th-19th century) clay pipe fragments were also identified across the site, with a 'halo' of finds close to Distillery farm and a small concentration at the western and northern boundaries of the site. This is likely to be a reflection of the movement patterns of farm workers during the post-Medieval period.

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Sources/Archives (2)

  •  Report: Archaeological Project Services. 2017. Archaeological Fieldwalking at Distillery Farm, Welbourne Lane, Holbeach. APS Site Code: HFEZ 16.
  •  Archive: Archaeological Project Services. 2016. Archaeological Fieldwalking at Distillery Farm, Welbourne Lane, Holbeach. LCNCC: 2016.99.

Related Monuments/Buildings (2)

  • Medieval pottery scatter, Holbeach (Monument)
  • Thetford ware pottery sherd, Holbeach (Find Spot)

Record last edited

Jan 9 2025 8:22AM

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