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)

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 was considered to likely 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

Mar 19 2026 1:44PM

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